Is a freshwater lake a ‘coastline’?
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The Cambridge English Dictionary (which we can all agree is the final word on these matters) defines it thus:
“The land next to or close to the sea.”
(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/coast)
Don’t see no mention of no ‘lake’ in there. I guess if it was called the Sea of Michigan you’d have some tenuous claim, but, hey ho, one lives and learns, right.
I believe its called the “Lakeshore”.
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maybe more miles of “waterfront” but no miles of coastline
Lakeshore>Coast anyways
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Coastline vs. Shoreline
if we’re counting lake shoreline, how does Minnesota shape up?
Great lakes shoreline has beaches though. Completely different ballgame than inland lakes.
Lake of The Ozarks has more shoreline than California.
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apparently, some people like salty discharge over fresh clear water.
That’s cool, peeps, totally cool.
I’ll take lakeshore.
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believe it or not, Wisconsin has more lakes…and FAR greater lakeshore coverage.
They’re just not as good at marketing; chose cheese over lakes.
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My only comment on the matter is that Lakeshore doesn’t protect you from winter weather the way Coastline does.
The Great Lakes it does.
tl;dr
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Is this how Cambridge would structure this sentence?
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Strunk and White might take exception to it, but they’re all real words so Cambridge is probably fine with it.
Cambridge does what it’s told. I am His Grace. It knows it’s place.
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As I’ve stated elsewhere: Oxford English Dictionary is the GOAT. All others are poseurs.
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