Germany Doesn't Suck

Funny that you write this title. I’ve been wondering where the spelling ‘dilemna’ originated. I’m almost positive that I was taught that spelling, but apparently it’s actually completely wrong and I can’t find any info on how it originated and came to be taught despite this!

C, here’s the best I can find.

“A quick tour of the Googlescape reveals that for some reason, nearly an entire generation of American adults in some parts of the country was taught to spell “dilemma” as “dilemna,” but no dictionary on the planet, going back however many years, has this on record. Was it a misprinted teachers’ manual? Badly transcribed handwriting? A back-formation from a similar ending with silent Ns, like “solemn?””

http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2005/02/instal_a_spell.html

Actually, I had thought it was the silent ‘n’ thing.

So, C, while I’m ripping my teaching certificate up and jumping up and down on it, what would you do if you were in that situation (you fav team vs your home team (knowing that the fav was much better than the home))?

The best result is the one with which you can best needle your German co-workers the next morning.

Umm, I have no idea. I don’t like soccer

But I wanted to say re your comment on my blog yesterday, no worries I’ll never go to the dark side. I won’t cross the river to the Joisey side. I promise. Not even if you triple dog dare me.

I googled too but didn’t think anything sufficed as a good answer as to the origin of the error and how it got so widespread. Apparently it has never appeared in any dictionary?

Spain?