Default as a noun and default as a verb are the same word, with a familiar English stress shift: nouns often take first-syllable stress, while verbs often take second-syllable stress, as with the different pronunciations of record. A New York City...
How are lakes named? Does the proper name of a lake come first, as in Candlewood Lake, or does the word “lake” precede the proper name, as in Lake Erie. It’s a question that’s long puzzled limnologists, the people who study...
