All at sea?

[Torsten]

In case you are all at sea after reading Alan's essay on sea expressions, here is the place to discuss those idioms. I would be interested in hearing if there are similar expressions in your native language.

For example, in Russian there is the phrase море вопросов (a sea of questions) or море людей (an ocean of people). By the way, what do you think is the difference between the English words 'sea' and 'ocean'?

I look forward to your ideas.
Regards,
Torsten
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[Jamie (K)]

In English we say "a sea of questions" and "an ocean of people". There are quite a few others.

In English the word "ocean" basically means the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian or Arctic oceans. Anything smaller that is part of one of the oceans or is directly attached to it is a sea. If it's inland, it's a lake.