OK, I think we will take the prize. Not far from where we live is a little tiny place called "Punkydoodle Corners." No-one seems to know how this place (three houses I think) got its name but nowadays it's hard to find because people kept stealing the name sign and they're sick of replacing it. True, I promise you, true.

Brenda

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From the Indian "Kanata." Meaning "Home of the silly buggers who thought they could take away our homeland and get away with it. ...
Brenda

OK, that's done it! Took an Educational Opportunity Time (thanks, Tootsiebelle) to google. Wow! "Canada" started out as a village; went on to be enormous, then contracted again. Fascinating! Of course, I've looked at one of the one million, six hundred google results. There may be other explanations - but they'll have to wait until next Wednesday!!!

And thanks Brenda.

Well, Mallee, you'll no doubt find my explanation for Canada's name among those thousands of other results.

Brenda

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... ie. Upper Wallop, Lower Wallop and (the largest) Middle Wallop. ...QUOTE]
Near Appleby, right? In Hampshire? A beautiful area!

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..."Punkydoodle Corners." ... True, I promise you, true. Brenda

Brenda, I HAD to check that!! And you're not joking - 15 children had the mumps there in 1952!

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...Well, Mallee, you'll no doubt find my explanation for Canada's name among those thousands of other results. Brenda

See, Mallee, you'll learn to trust me yet.

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See, Mallee, you'll learn to trust me yet.

Don't know so much about that, Brenda. I must concede that the probabilities so far are 100% in your favour, but you like Conrad, don't you, so how can I trust you?

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See, Mallee, you'll learn to trust me yet.

Don't know so much about that, Brenda. I must concede that the probabilities so far are 100% in your favour, but you like Conrad, don't you, so how can I trust you?

No no no no no, I can't stand Conrad and his clotted style. God, the man's paragraphs!!! He has to be taught in any first year survey of Brit Lit but as I once said I would not teach Heart of Darkness without also teaching Chinua Achebe's response to it. In my day, Mallee, I was one of the ones the media used to call "campus radicals." But you'd never believe that I suppose .

Brenda

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No no no no no, I can't stand Conrad ... In my day, Mallee, I was one of the ones the media used to call "campus radicals." But you'd never believe that I suppose . Brenda

Of course I believe, and weren't they the best of times, with great expectations that the worst was behind us? I loved it, when I was so SURE that I was right!

Ever been to Boring, Oregon?

No, but I've been to Hell, Michigan .

Or to Intercourse AL USA?

How about "Truth or Consequences" in New Mexico, USA?

I love this discussion about all the funny place names. Canada has a lot of them!

However, to get back to your discussion about Newfoundland, Khchristanhna, I wanted to add something. Although I've not been there yet (but it's on my "Bucket List"), I did see something on the Canadian News last night concerning the water in Newfoundland. Most places in Canada have great water, & I always drink water from the tap where I live on Ontario. However, that news clip stated that much of Newfoundland has been under a boil water advisory for a long time. One Newfoundland woman said she had been using only bottled water for years, because of all the "boil water advisories". I thought I better point that out to you so you'll be prepared when you get there. Have a super time!

I'll let our Kiwi friends explain the pronunciation and tell you all about the thermal village Whakarewarewa, short for Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning The uprising of the warriors (war party) of Wahiao, often abbreviated to Whaka by locals). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakarewarewa
When we were there a few years ago, our TD delighted in saying the word as often as possible, just to make the tourists giggle.