I ♥ Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Today’s New York Times is running an article on the lake with the longest name of any place in the country: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. So long, even the welcome sign that the Chamber of Commerce put up is spelled wrong.
My first thought was: folks from home in Issaquah often jokingly refer to it as “the ‘Quah.” Do folks from this place refer to it as “the ‘Chaubunagungamaugg?”
At any rate, if you know me, you know that I won’t rest until I can pronounce the name like a native. For those of similar determination and lexicographical mediocrity, let me break it down into syllables for easier digestion:
Char-gogg-a-gogg-man-chaugg-a-gogg-chau-bun-a-gun-ga-maugg
Enjoy!
January 16th, 2005 at 12:57 am
Hehe, I mentioned it in a report I did in 5th grade. According to the britanica, the literal translation is “you fish on your side, I fish on my side, and nobody fishes in the middle”. Nobody believed me.
February 2nd, 2005 at 8:59 am
For a quick lesson in pronounciation, go to www.oldewebster.com, go to archives, then at the bottom is a video of the “Lake Song”. History, photos, souvenirs and more…Enjoy!
February 8th, 2005 at 9:06 am
Awesome! you should make t-shirts
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:48 am
do youo know the meaning of chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg