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-square13fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down15
arrow-up167arrow-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-square13fedilink
minus-squareAttackBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoLake 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-up4·11 months agoYeah, 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.