PeleSpirit@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前How come we say Lake Michigan and not the Ocean Pacific or River Chicago?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down15
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareHow come we say Lake Michigan and not the Ocean Pacific or River Chicago?PeleSpirit@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square13fedilink
minus-squareAttackBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 年前Lake Michigan is a name as is the Pacific Ocean. Any old lake in Michigan would likely be referred to by its name or “a lake in Michigan”.
minus-squareOldManBOMBIN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Yeah, here in Kentucky we have Kentucky Lake right next to Lake Barkley. Names is just names.
Lake Michigan is a name as is the Pacific Ocean. Any old lake in Michigan would likely be referred to by its name or “a lake in Michigan”.
Yeah, here in Kentucky we have Kentucky Lake right next to Lake Barkley. Names is just names.