Friday, April 24, 2009

Vowels, Consonants and the 45 Letter Word


Signs for a difficult to spell lake in Massachusetts will be fixed to correct spelling problems.
Easier said than done.
Or is it?
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is three miles long and a mile wide.
The Chamber of Commerce says the 45-letter name is misspelled, with an "o" where a "u" should be, at letter 20, and an "h" instead of "n" at letter 38.
NPR story & podcast HERE
Ethel Merman & Ray Bolger 'The Lake Song' sample HERE

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