tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post634459998971191415..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Safire's tsunami of tsurisMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-64460471439083706472007-01-28T15:53:00.000-06:002007-01-28T15:53:00.000-06:00Oh, I'm sure it's just for visual effect, it's not...Oh, I'm sure it's just for visual effect, it's not exactly a very smart expression (unlike "curled-lip service"). The OED prefers "tsores", which could not as easily be packed into a multiethnic figure of speech.Stumblerettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417916098800284946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-71884778751052476202007-01-28T14:00:00.000-06:002007-01-28T14:00:00.000-06:00OK, but does Safire use 'tsunami of tsuris' as [ts...OK, but does Safire use 'tsunami of tsuris' as [ts] alliteration? Or [s]? Or just visual?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com