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It seems to be a matter of what the adjective is modifying: the object, or the process. To me, man-made automatically describes the process of how the lake came to be, while artificial describes the lake itself. And to me, if a lake has real water, then it's a real lake! For the a-word to be acceptable to me in this context, I'd have to say artificially-created lake.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted artificial distinction? wsieber 06/29/06 02:30 PM Re: artificial distinction? Aramis 06/29/06 05:51 PM Re: artificial distinction? Zed 06/29/06 06:34 PM Re: artificial distinction? Buffalo Shrdlu 06/30/06 05:08 PM Re: artificial distinction? Zed 07/04/06 11:03 PM Re: artificial distinction? Jackie 07/06/06 01:00 AM Re: artificial distinction? Myridon 07/06/06 02:46 PM
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