[Magdalen] the sound of words

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

The stream that passes through my birthplace is Connoquennessing Creek.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connoquenessing,_Pennsylvania

Lots of places around there had that name.  It means, I am told, "A long
way straight."

kon eh kweh NESS ing

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 5:28 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 8/7/2015 11:12:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> lupa at kos.net writes:
>
> I love  the four-syllable Mi'kmaq >>>>
>
> I mostly like American Indian names for their beauty, and not so much
> those that are very difficult to pronounce.
>
> My absolute favorite is Shenandoah.  The traditional song that  uses
> the name may have something to do with it, for there are many  exquisite
> recordings of this wistful tune.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>