Spelling & Pronunciation (Holiday Edition)

[sandial]

I was saying recently (on FB) that I spell the current Jewish holiday, "Chanukah," and I pronounce it with the initial guttural "ch" sound. The other spelling doesn't bother me terribly, but the pronunciation it leads to does. "Hanukkah," what's that, a holiday for Han Solo or the Han Chinese

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[smofbabe]

Like you, my preferred spelling is "Chanukah" but I'm fairly sure we're in the minority: most cards and ads seem to prefer "Hanukkah," although apparently not in NYC. (Tempted to retell the Lord & Taylor joke here but will refrain :-> ) Chag sameach!

[womzilla]

"Chag sameach!"

Oh, you know the original Gaelic!

[kalimac]

If we're going to be systematic about this, let's go to the obvious source.