A collection of word oddities and trivia (fwd)

Nov 26, 2007 1 Replies

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On Page 1 (among a lot of other oddities and trivia):



" Gloria Donen Sosin says she has found 16 spellings for *HANUKKAH* (in alphabetical order): Channuka, Channukah, Chanuka, Chanukah, Chanuko, Hannuka, Hannukah, Hanuka, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Kanukkah, Khannuka, Khannukah, Khanuka, Khanukah, and Khanukkah. (Her list may include transliterations from Hebrew to English.) James A. Landau has found Chanuccah in an 1872 prayer book. "


Mirjam Bruck-Cohen spun a FINE 'yarn':

Mirjam Bruck-Cohen. . .

Mirjam, Now I am curious, how do YOU typically spell it? Noreen

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