Lake Webster
January 4th, 2011 Posted in Blog: writing, editing | No Comments »Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg has reportedly been incorrectly spelled on road signs in Webster, Massachusetts.
‘Chargoggagoggmanchaoggagoggchaubunaguhgamaugg’ has been deemed an incorrect spelling and ‘Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg’ has been noted as the second most commonly misspelt variation of the word. It has now been agreed that ‘Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg’ is the new accepted correct spelling.
Confused yet? The locals take the easy route and call it Lake Webster instead.
For a photo of the Lake in a Metro article on this topic, click here.