How the hell can you tell and does anyone care?
There’s lake near Webster, MA that folks have been calling Lake Webster simply because the real name of the place is **45** letters long! GAK!
The real name of the lake is:
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
What a mouthful! Anyhow, apparently, the local paper and the Chamber of Commerce didn’t have anything better to do so they set out to see if the name’s spelled right. Okaaaayyyyyyy.
Here’s what they came up with:
After researching historical spelling combinations, the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester said local Chamber of Commerce officials agreed that some signs were wrong. There was an "o" at letter 20 where a "u" should have been, and an "h" at letter 38 where an "n" should go.
No wonder the newspaper biz is having troubles.