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1264013 No.1264013 [Reply] [Original]

Dilemna or Dilemma?

>> No.1264021

Not even a question, Dilemma. Where the fuck did you read DIlemna? That's not an American/British argument.

>> No.1264025

Dilemma . . .

>> No.1264042
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1264042

I was taught to spell the word as 'dilemna' until the Firefox browser's spell checker said it was wrong. A quick Google search turned up the same results asking me if I wanted to spell it 'dilemma'. Am I just under-corrected in this issue? As it was not till I was 26 that I learned the truth behind my spelling dilemna.

>> No.1264044

Google "Dilemna" you'll find that a lot of people have grown up being taught it, even though it is incorrect.

Also, being Australian, all my English is disputed.

We just enjoy gratuitous U's I think..

>> No.1264054

Dilemma comes from the greek word dilemma. Sticking in an N is probably a retarded hypercorrection, like the way we pronounce "lingerie" as "lawnzharay" instead of "lanzharee."