Poll: a dilemma dilemna

[mks2005]

I guess this similar to everyone thinking that perogative is a word.

 

[4T5]

I am having a Dilemma at the moment so am using the word inchat. I thought it was Dilemna but my spell check corrected it to Dilemma. I ignorantly follow my spellcheck like an old women following tomtom into a Ford.

 

[divine`]

Someone has. I think it's one of these cases where a word has fallen out of use, and is unknown to the majority of people. Google isn't the end all and be all of truth .

Wikipedia redirects lots of typographical errors

 

[Saytan]

can a passing don type please chuck a poll on?

 

[Pookie Bear]

377 for dilemma.

My search was merely to demonstrate that it's not the first time it's been used on the forums, rather than try to prove it's an acceptable spelling of the word.

I think from now on I'll follow a previous poster's suggestion and use predicament instead - after all these years of dilemna, it feels strange changing it to dilemma

 

[Flying Gribble]

Can't say I'd ever heard of 'dilemna' before this thread. I thought the title was a typo

Dilemna isn't used anywhere in Britannica online....

 

[BigDannyO]

I always thought it was 'dilemna'

All evidence however, including Firefox points to the contrary. I'm certain I learned to spell it with an 'n'...

EDIT - Guess I'm a boat load of crazy then!

 

[Zefan]

 

[Pookie Bear]

hehe, nice poll

There are five people sitting at my bank of desks and I've asked three of them how they spelt it - two said "dilemna" and one said "dilemma" - the latter was the only one for whom English isn't their first language! the other two refuse to accept it and have run off to find dictionaries - this is proving amusing

 

[Lysander]

"Dilemma" is the correct word.

Strange how Wikipedia has an article on "dilemma" and not "dilemna".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma

 

[benjo plz.]

"Dilemma" is the correct word.

Strange how Wikipedia has an article on "dilemma" and not "dilemna".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma

the re-direct at the top of the page?

 

[Lysander]

the re-direct at the top of the page?

Strange how Wikipedia has an article on "dilemma" and not "dilemna".

 

[DB_SamX]

I have always written dilemma.

I swear by the Oxford Dictionary when it comes to spelling, and not by what's usually on the net. The dictionary doesn't have dilemna at all.

 

[atpbx]

When i attempt to spell it, its always "Dilemma" I'm aiming for.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

I spell Dilemma Normally but I'm a boat load o crazy and as such am not being represented in this vote and so am abstaining!

 

[WhyohWhy]

I never even considered the presence of an 'n' in the word...

always a dilemma

 

[benjo plz.]

Strange how Wikipedia has an article on "dilemma" and not "dilemna".

Uncommon spelling != Wrong spelling.

Aluminum could be used as an example here .

 

[Melm0]

Uncommon spelling != Wrong spelling.

Nonetheless, you are wrong. It is spelled dilemma.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Dilemma, it simply has to be, even if spelt phonetically it is the only possible way to do it. Why would you stick a random "n" in place of the "m" that should be there?

 

[Irish_Tom]

I've never even heard of spelling it dilemna until your post.

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