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Hannukah Poll!
Hannukah Poll!
The other day, a friend asked me how to spell Hanukkah. I said there’s no right way, since it’s a Hebrew word, and everyone spells it differently. But then I got to thinking. How do other people spell Chanukah? Is there a trend by, like, age or location or Jewish-ness?
So I’m asking for as many people as possible to tell me how you spell Chanuka. Ask your friends! Ask your parents! And if you can and feel comfortable, include a bit of information about your circumstances so we can look for trends. Thank you!!
I spell it Hannukah, and I’m Jewish, female, and a young teen. How about you?
submitted by Kitten, Pondering
(December 27, 2019 - 3:00 pm)
(December 27, 2019 - 3:00 pm)
Okay, so the data shows thus far that Hannukah, Hanukkah, and Chanukah are roughly equally common, and the only real trend is that Jews are more likely to spell it Chanukah. I guess that makes sense, given that non-Jews are more likely to pronounce it with a normal H instead of a throat-clearing H (as in chet, chaf, or challah).
(January 2, 2020 - 6:06 pm)
I spell it Chanukah, because that is pronouced. I am female, a pre-teen, and an Israelie Jew.
(August 10, 2020 - 5:25 pm)