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"Edgar" wrote in message ... Capt. Neal® wrote in message ... Second, it was not a disaster. It was a natural siesmic event. Neal, it is possible for a natural seismic event also to be a disaster di•sas•ter \di-"zas-t€r, -"sas-\ n [MF desastre, fr. It disastro, fr. astro star, fr. L astrum] : a sudden or great misfortune — di•sas•trous \-"zas-tr€s\ adj — di•sas•trous•ly adv A sudden and great misfortune. Hmmmm, let's find the definition of misfortune . . . mis•for•tune \mis-"fŐr-ch€n\ n 1 : bad luck 2 : an unfortunate condition or event © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated OK now that we understand the words, allow me to explain why an earthquake and tsunami cannot be rightly called a disaster. 1) By definition a disaster is a sudden and great misfortune. 2) A misfortune is defined as bad luck and an unfortunate condition or evet. Earthquakes happen all the time. They are in no way sudden nor are they bad luck because they are as much a part of living on Earth as the very air we breathe. Tidal waves are a little less common than earthquakes but they, nonetheless are a natural event and not bad luck. I hope this helps. CN |
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It was not a tidal wave!!
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... "Edgar" wrote in message ... Capt. Neal® wrote in message ... Second, it was not a disaster. It was a natural siesmic event. Neal, it is possible for a natural seismic event also to be a disaster di•sas•ter \di-"zas-t€r, -"sas-\ n [MF desastre, fr. It disastro, fr. astro star, fr. L astrum] : a sudden or great misfortune — di•sas•trous \-"zas-tr€s\ adj — di•sas•trous•ly adv A sudden and great misfortune. Hmmmm, let's find the definition of misfortune . . . mis•for•tune \mis-"fŐr-ch€n\ n 1 : bad luck 2 : an unfortunate condition or event © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated OK now that we understand the words, allow me to explain why an earthquake and tsunami cannot be rightly called a disaster. 1) By definition a disaster is a sudden and great misfortune. 2) A misfortune is defined as bad luck and an unfortunate condition or evet. Earthquakes happen all the time. They are in no way sudden nor are they bad luck because they are as much a part of living on Earth as the very air we breathe. Tidal waves are a little less common than earthquakes but they, nonetheless are a natural event and not bad luck. I hope this helps. CN |
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Neal,
Your description of misfortune is worth about as much as you donation; Webster dictionary, new edition:- misfortune, n. ill-fortune, calamity; an evil accident You better get yourself a better dictionary. One that doesn't confuse you, (G) |
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It was a tidal wave.
tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated "BIGMAC" wrote in message ... It was not a tidal wave!! "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... "Edgar" wrote in message ... Capt. Neal® wrote in message ... Second, it was not a disaster. It was a natural siesmic event. Neal, it is possible for a natural seismic event also to be a disaster di•sas•ter \di-"zas-t€r, -"sas-\ n [MF desastre, fr. It disastro, fr. astro star, fr. L astrum] : a sudden or great misfortune — di•sas•trous \-"zas-tr€s\ adj — di•sas•trous•ly adv A sudden and great misfortune. Hmmmm, let's find the definition of misfortune . . . mis•for•tune \mis-"fŐr-ch€n\ n 1 : bad luck 2 : an unfortunate condition or event © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated OK now that we understand the words, allow me to explain why an earthquake and tsunami cannot be rightly called a disaster. 1) By definition a disaster is a sudden and great misfortune. 2) A misfortune is defined as bad luck and an unfortunate condition or evet. Earthquakes happen all the time. They are in no way sudden nor are they bad luck because they are as much a part of living on Earth as the very air we breathe. Tidal waves are a little less common than earthquakes but they, nonetheless are a natural event and not bad luck. I hope this helps. CN |
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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07... It was a tidal wave. tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated "Tidal wave" is sometimes incorrectly used to describe a tsunami, which has absolutely nothing to do with tides. http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/tsunami.htm Eisboch |
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In article ,
Eisboch wrote: "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07... It was a tidal wave. tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated "Tidal wave" is sometimes incorrectly used to describe a tsunami, which has absolutely nothing to do with tides. http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/tsunami.htm That's similar to Neal being described as a sailor, when in fact, he just an idiot. -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
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"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , Eisboch wrote: "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07... It was a tidal wave. tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated "Tidal wave" is sometimes incorrectly used to describe a tsunami, which has absolutely nothing to do with tides. http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/tsunami.htm That's similar to Neal being described as a sailor, when in fact, he just an idiot. That's similar to Gaynz being described as straight, when in fact, he is just gay. CN |
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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07... It was a tidal wave. No, it wasn't. tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated Chambers says that the use of "tidal wave" to describe is common, but improper. You should get yourself a proper dictionary. Regards Donal -- |
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Donal wrote:
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07... It was a tidal wave. No, it wasn't. tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated Chambers says that the use of "tidal wave" to describe is common, but improper. You should get yourself a proper dictionary. That's odd, the online Chambers says: tidal wave noun 1 non-technical a popular name for a tsunami. 2 loosely an unusually large ocean wave. Bowditch uses similar language, though in "Oceanography and Seamanship" Van Dorn goes so far as to call the phrase the "more-common misnomer." Misnomer or not, it is the common usage and thus it is pedantry to complain. |
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"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ... Donal wrote: "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07... It was a tidal wave. No, it wasn't. tid•al wave \"tďd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds © 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated Chambers says that the use of "tidal wave" to describe is common, but improper. You should get yourself a proper dictionary. That's odd, the online Chambers says: tidal wave noun 1 non-technical a popular name for a tsunami. 2 loosely an unusually large ocean wave. I'm very surprised. I've got the 1993 edition of the Chambers Dictionary. It clearly states that using Tidal Wave to describe a tsunami is "improper". Can dictionary definitions change so quickly??? Bowditch uses similar language, though in "Oceanography and Seamanship" Van Dorn goes so far as to call the phrase the "more-common misnomer." Misnomer or not, it is the common usage and thus it is pedantry to complain. I'm not a pedant. Furthermore, I didn't "complain" - I "corrected". I don't believe that it is pedantic to correct a genuine error. Have you always agreed with Neal's dictionary definitions? Regards Donal -- |
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