On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:56 PM, John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com> 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 -- André Engels, andreengels at gmail.com