Comments on: Sixteen ways to spell Hanukkah http://joemaller.com/2005/12/21/sixteen-ways-to-spell-hanukkah/ .com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Prozacville http://joemaller.com/2005/12/21/sixteen-ways-to-spell-hanukkah/#comment-167549 Prozacville Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:33:31 +0000 http://joemaller.com/?p=601#comment-167549 I think the CH gives it a more full-on Eastern-European yiddish vibe, and probably preferred by yids who can do that whole throat-clearing CH (as in 'loch', not 'lock')thang. A lot of British Jews prefer the 'H'-sound and spelling. I think they feel it is more refined in some way. Mark my word though, these are the people who fiddle with their children (or other people's children). I think the CH gives it a more full-on Eastern-European yiddish vibe, and probably preferred by yids who can do that whole throat-clearing CH (as in ‘loch’, not ‘lock’)thang.

A lot of British Jews prefer the ‘H’-sound and spelling. I think they feel it is more refined in some way. Mark my word though, these are the people who fiddle with their children (or other people’s children).

]]> By: Jewish lady! http://joemaller.com/2005/12/21/sixteen-ways-to-spell-hanukkah/#comment-167493 Jewish lady! Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:27:52 +0000 http://joemaller.com/?p=601#comment-167493 I like this, I never knew how to spell hanukkah!! Thanks for the help!! I like this, I never knew how to spell hanukkah!! Thanks for the help!!

]]> By: Nice Jewish Girl http://joemaller.com/2005/12/21/sixteen-ways-to-spell-hanukkah/#comment-105575 Nice Jewish Girl Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:19:07 +0000 http://joemaller.com/?p=601#comment-105575 Interesting! We took a survey in which 65% of people preferred the spelling Chanukah. "Chanukah" looks right to me too. Interesting! We took a survey in which 65% of people preferred the spelling Chanukah. “Chanukah” looks right to me too.

]]> By: ZALMAN SLOWIK http://joemaller.com/2005/12/21/sixteen-ways-to-spell-hanukkah/#comment-104895 ZALMAN SLOWIK Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:26:06 +0000 http://joemaller.com/?p=601#comment-104895 THERE ARE OTHER POSSIBLE WAYS TO SPELL IT: WITH ''''CK'-AT THE END, WITH KH at the beginning (it should be the main way since it is the approved way to express the guttural 'h', either with 'kh' or 'ch' like in scottish 'loch') khannuckah, channucka, hanuqua, hhanoocka, WHY CANT I SPELL THE 'OO' SOUND ITH 'OO'? So, if u count the kh, the ck at the end and the 'oo' with all possible variations, u will have much more. chag sameach! THERE ARE OTHER POSSIBLE WAYS TO SPELL IT:
WITH ””CK’-AT THE END, WITH KH at the beginning (it should be the main way since it is the approved way to express the guttural ‘h’, either with ‘kh’ or ‘ch’ like in scottish ‘loch’)

khannuckah, channucka, hanuqua, hhanoocka,
WHY CANT I SPELL THE ‘OO’ SOUND ITH ‘OO’?

So, if u count the kh, the ck at the end and the ‘oo’ with all possible variations, u will have much more.
chag sameach!

]]> By: The $1000 bagel & all you could want for Chanuka | Writes Like She Talks http://joemaller.com/2005/12/21/sixteen-ways-to-spell-hanukkah/#comment-31162 The $1000 bagel & all you could want for Chanuka | Writes Like She Talks Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:28:28 +0000 http://joemaller.com/?p=601#comment-31162 [...] that’s how I spell it.  I know - not a lot of people spell it that way but still, 355K isn’t to sneeze at (journalists apparently spell it Hanukkah -oy that’s look awful - maybe the fact that I [...] [...] that’s how I spell it.  I know – not a lot of people spell it that way but still, 355K isn’t to sneeze at (journalists apparently spell it Hanukkah -oy that’s look awful – maybe the fact that I [...]

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