Originally published at: CBC gets super pedantic about big waves in California - Boing Boing
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I choose to pretend this term was used to describe a hard-drinking, chain smoking wave that stalks Los Angeles’ seedy underbelly investigating crimes. Sure he’s a loose cannon, but he gets results. At least with the cases that take place adjacent to the shore.
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I don’t think it’s pedantic at all for a news organization to make sure it gets things right. Rogue waves are a specific phenomenon. This was more of a tidal/storm surge.
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Apparently science and journalistic integrity still matter in Canada.
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Isn’t that swell of them.
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To flesh out the types of waves that kill people, throw in “sneaker waves”.
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We have a slightly different definition.
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Don’t even get me started on the undertow …
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Hehehe, those sneaker waves are only a “foot” high. 
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a number of them are rebranded Yeezys from Adidas.
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Really wakes you up to the inaccurate language.
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You can make your own rogue wave in your bathtub. Just keep some extra towels handy.
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