Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

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> The long form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s.

So this was done as a marketing stunt, just a long time ago.

Yeh, I lived there from age 3 to 8 and we all used to call in Llanfair, or Llanfair PG

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg[1] is the equivalent in the States.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chargoggagoggmanchauggagog...

I am thankful to the person who took the time to record an audible pronunciation sample, and posted it to Wikipedia.

No idea why this is here ...

Anyway, this is one of the first things I learned to say and spell when I first moved to the UK. The full name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, although read the page to see the history.

Curious, yes, but ... ?

Anyone who's interested, I will later this year be giving some math workshops and a lecture later this year in Bangor. I can probably get invites for guests if anyone is interested.

My dad lives in Dwygyfylchi. I've been to Llanfair pg (for short) and I remember it being just a quaint little Welsh village. The train station cracked me up. I will ask some of my friends in the area if they would like to attend your workshops.

Because it's fun and smart people like to spell things.

An old schoolmate of mine used to make regular visits to Webster Lake in Massachusetts. Of course it was also known by its much more famous name, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. Guess who committed that to memory upon first seeing it.

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