Woe-Burn

[Laurence Glavin]

>DATE: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 03:57:06
>From: "Chris Beckwith" <beckwith@ime.net>
>To: <bri@bostonradio.org>

>I once mispronounced "Narraguagus" when I was ND at WLKE in Bar Harbor; quite
>embarrasing considering I'm a lifelong Mainer.  Needless to say, it was the end
>of my full-time radio career.
>
>Take care,
>Chris
>
>
>
One of my pet peeves occurs during the fall-foliage season.
Some announcer, perhaps even a native Noo Englanduh
will say "traffic is backed up at the Kang-ka-MANG-us highway"...
it supposed to be "Kan-ca-MAW-gus".
Of course everyone uses Lakes Webster (Mass.) rather
than Lake Chargoggagogmanchaugagogchabunagungamogg
(which it turns out is a myth anyway).

Laurence Glavin



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