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How do you spell it?

Chanukah

8 votes

Hanukkah

4 votes

Chanukkah

0 votes

Hanukah

1 votes

Chanuka

0 votes

Christmas

2 votes

Something completely different

1 votes

Mendoza Line Dec 22 2008 09:38 AM

Me, I've always used "Chanukah". But what do I know?

Benjamin Grimm Dec 22 2008 09:39 AM

It's rare that I use it. When I do want to write it on a Christmas, I mean, Holiday card, I always have to look it up. And the spelling I'm most likely to use is Chanukah.

metirish Dec 22 2008 09:39 AM

I just copy and paste what's there, but yeah when I copied it today in the thread I wondered why it was not spelled with a H.

themetfairy Dec 22 2008 09:44 AM

I prefer Chanukah. I just think it looks the prettiest. But when you transliterate from Hebrew, there's no one correct spelling. The gutteral H can be represented by an H or CH, the final a at the end can be represented by A or AH, and one or two Ns in the middle is a personal choice. So mix and match however you feel like it - it's all good. ON EDIT - [url=http://www.life123.com/article_FullArticle/Why-So-Many-Ways-to-Spell-Chanukah_3000003067862.html?SecondaryID=1205355650287:1sercm5k]This article[/url:1sercm5k] explains it better than I did.

Willets Point Dec 22 2008 09:56 AM

I like Chanukah, so I can write "Chappy Chanukah!"

Fman99 Dec 22 2008 09:56 AM

ח' נרות והלכה כבית הלל

Nymr83 Dec 22 2008 12:04 PM

i use "Chanukah" because i hate when people don't pronounce the "Ch" sound which i feel they don't when they spell it with just an "H" (even though i'm sure phonetically the H can be pronounced that way my experience is that the people who spell it that way are the people who mispronounce it) נס גדול היה שמ took me way too long to figure out the hebrew lettering.

Frayed Knot Dec 22 2008 12:05 PM

]How do you spell it? I - T, same as you did. Nothing like a little grade school humor.

Edgy DC Dec 22 2008 01:40 PM

Phlegm - A - N - U...

Valadius Dec 22 2008 02:09 PM

I've always preferred Hanukkah. Maybe it's the "Happy Hanukkah" banner that my parents put up every year, I dunno.

OlerudOwned Dec 22 2008 03:20 PM

Slowly, with plenty of second guessing.

Nymr83 Dec 22 2008 04:20 PM

חג שמח לכול ה כרנפל פרמ