And the English language has obviously absorbed much of the sea into the words and phrases we speak. English is awash with sea-salt encrusted words and phrases. Our language is saturated with maritime history. The swell and storms of the world's oceans rolls of the tip off our tongues. English is an idiomatic language - peppered with phrases and Figures of Speech.
Some people criticize the English language for being illogical.
Indeed, idioms provide a good example for their argument. But I believe that the strength and beauty of English is rooted in the fact that it is illogical. Language is simply a means to an end - not an end in itself. Language is simply a means of expressing the human mind. The mind is illogical.