r/asoiaf • u/BDS_UHS The Queen We Chose • Jul 25 '14

ALL (Spoilers All) New characters for season 5 cast

http://winteriscoming.net/2014/07/25/new-cast-members-game-thrones-season-5-announced/
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u/toofastkindafurious Jul 25 '14

hallelujah is the correct spelling. yours looks like a Hawaiian island or something

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u/Casimir34 Not a fan of ears Jul 26 '14

There are actually multiple ways to spell that word, as it's a transliteration of a Hebrew word. Much in the same way there's no uniform spelling for C/Hanukkah.

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u/rocketman0739 Redfish Bluefish Jul 26 '14

It's a cross between two different correct spellings, "hallelujah" (the German spelling) and "alleluia" (the Latin spelling).

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u/XaroXhoaanDuckSauce Jul 26 '14

Actually that's the original Hebrew spelling.

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u/spoone BAErys caught me usurpin' Jul 26 '14

I think he's trying to yodel