Re: CHAT: silly names
| From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, March 16, 2001, 3:44 |
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CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>There's a southern suburb of Vancouver, BC, called Tsawwassen, pronounced
>[t@'was@n]. Though it's not as ornate as the names you mention, I've
>always loved that double "w".
>
>Washington state has some good names, too: Skykomish, Snohomish,
>Puyallup,...
California doesnt seem to have too many silly place names (unless you
count the odd ones like Hells Gate), but there are some I like:
Sisquoc
Skidoo
Aguanga
Alpaugh
Calwa
Cayucos
Chawanakee
Chemetka Park
Chilcoot
Chinquapin
Cohasset
Comptche
Cotati
Cuyama
Cuyamaca
Gualala
Huasna
Hyampom
Ivanpah
Nicasio
Nipinnawasee
Pahrump
Topanga
Tujunga
Wawona
Weitchpec
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