PeleSpirit to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoHow come we say Lake Michigan and not the Ocean Pacific or River Chicago?message-square13arrow-up170
arrow-up170message-squareHow come we say Lake Michigan and not the Ocean Pacific or River Chicago?PeleSpirit to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square13
minus-square@happyhippo@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years 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-square@ethman42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•2 years 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.