Andre Engels <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:56 PM, John F. Eldredge
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > English almost always refers to a large body of fresh water as a
> lake; the only exception that comes to mind is the Sea of Galilee, and
> that is probably a direct translation from Latin.
> 
> Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Aral Sea
> 

However, the Caspian Sea and Aral Sea are brackish, and the Dead Sea is 
considerably more saline than the ocean.  I was specifically referring to 
fresh-water bodies.

-- 
John F. Eldredge --  [email protected]
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to 
think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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