"Tidal Wave" And "Tsunami"
The difference between "tidal wave" and "tsunami":
In that big quake-caused Thailand flooding (Boxing Day several years ago now wasn't it?), first the ocean pulled 'way 'way back. Ignorant, curious people were wandering out onto the new beach, taking pix.
One tourist couple's little girl, remembering what her teacher had taught, kept telling her parents, "tsunami! it's a tsunami!" They had no idea what she was talking about.
Finally, the little girl said, "tidal wave!" And they ran for the hills and lived.
The difference is, most folks don't speak Japanese.
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