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-square22fedilinkarrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squarePeleSpirit@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThat’s super interesting, so it sounds like it’s just a shortened version of two different words. Words go on such long journeys.
That’s super interesting, so it sounds like it’s just a shortened version of two different words. Words go on such long journeys.