[Sca-cooks] OT, OOP  Gifts at Hanukah
    Nick Sasso 
    grizly at mindspring.com
       
    Sun Dec  9 10:38:45 PST 2007
    
    
  
-----Original Message-----
> Whether the writer is using a phonetic translation of the Hebrew word
> (Hanukkah) or the technical translation (Chanukah). The actual
> first letter
> is "chet', which is pronounced like an aspirated "K", sort of a
> "khh" sound.
> There is no corresponding sound in English, so some soften it to a
> simple
> "H", others bring in the "k". Just don't pronounce it like the "ch" in
> "chirp".
>
> Christianna > > > > > > > >
However heretical it may be, I tell people to pronouce it like you've got a
popcorn hull stuck at the bac k of your throat.
niccolo difrancesco
    
    
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