pond into lake

[simon herd]

when does a pond become a lake

[football]

When does a piece of string become a rope? When does a stream become a river? When does a meal become a feast? When does a car become a limousine?

[andy hughes]

I think the difference is - a lake has a water source that flows into it, and a pond is a standing pool of water fed by the rain.

[Bob...]

When Wendy Pond marries Peter Lake

[andytreble99]

so when does a puddle become a pond?

[Quizmonster]

Andy's idea is basically right. The word 'pond' originally meant much the same as we now mean when we say 'pound' as in 'dog-pound'...ie an enclosed space. In other words, the earliest ponds were artificial and usually created for a specific purpose - mill-pond, skating-pond etc. Over time and in certain areas, the word came to mean any small body of water, whether natural or artificial. Given that they were basically man-made to start with, they were obviously of relatively small size compared with, say Lake Michigan! On the other hand, Brits and Yanks often refer - albeit jokingly - to the Atlantic Ocean as 'the Pond'!

[Mike43]

Ponds contain pond life.

Lakes contain Lake life

Simple