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Why? WHY? (startrek.website)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Not always true. Baltic sea is "Ostsee" (East Sea) and North Sea is "Nordsee". Deap sea is "Hohe See" etc. Mediterranean is "Mittelmeer" though..

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The difference being der See means the lake and die See means the sea

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Obviously though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah, but this distinction wasn't given in the original comment.