Woe-Burn

[Mark Laurence]

On Sunday, January 11, 2004, at 06:27  PM, Paul Hopfgarten wrote:

> I have NEVER heard anyone say Kan-ga-MAW-gus!

Me neither.  And here's the story of the lake with the big name:

http://www.oldewebster.com/history/lake_chargogg.htm

It's not a myth, but the Indians didn't exactly come up with the whole 
thing, either.

Mark

Laurence Glavin wrote:

> Of course everyone uses Lakes Webster (Mass.) rather
> than Lake Chargoggagogmanchaugagogchabunagungamogg
> (which it turns out is a myth anyway).