PeleSpirit@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoHow come we say Lake Michigan and not the Ocean Pacific or River Chicago?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down15
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareHow come we say Lake Michigan and not the Ocean Pacific or River Chicago?PeleSpirit@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarehappyhippo@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoBecause your language is weird. In Italian for example we say Lago di Como Mare del Nord (the North Sea) Oceano Atlantico Fiume Po (the River Po) Same in Spanish I think
minus-squareethman42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoFor most English linguistics questions, this will be the answer.
Because your language is weird.
In Italian for example we say Lago di Como Mare del Nord (the North Sea) Oceano Atlantico Fiume Po (the River Po)
Same in Spanish I think
For most English linguistics questions, this will be the answer.