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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

pool/pond

What's the difference between the two words?
  

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For one thing, you can construct a swimming pool, but not a swimming pond. If it's man-made it's more likely to be a pool. There are, however, both naturally occurring pools and ponds.

  • For one thing, you can construct a swimming pool, but not a swimming pond.
  • If it's man-made it's more likely to be a pool.
  • There are, however, both naturally occurring pools and ponds.
  • After a rain you might see a pool of water (a small area where water has collected) but never a pond.
  • Ponds are frequently thought of as naturally occurring, frequently thought of as a feature of a forest environment.
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For one thing, you can construct a swimming pool, but not a swimming pond.
If it's man-made it's more likely to be a pool. There are, however, both naturally occurring pools and ponds.
After a rain you might see a pool of water (a small area where water has collected) but never a pond.
Ponds are frequently thought of as naturally occurring, frequently thought of as a feature of
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Thanks! Your explanation is quite good!
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The only problem with your definition is that you can construct a fish pond or even a duck pond. The dictionary defines a pond as a fairly small body of water and a pool as a small body of water, but what is the difference between small and fairly small.
DJB
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Biologists refer to puddles after a rain storm as ephemeral ponds, not ephemeral pools. The two words are used interchangeably.

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