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Do Canadians and Brits spell 'hummus' as 'hummous'?

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Posted - June 24, 2020
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  • 13257
    Not sure Canucks care aboot spelling, eh.
      June 24, 2020 7:18 PM MDT
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  • 7407

    We don’t add “O”s, we keep “U”s. 

     

    Also, this question made me realize NJ hasn’t been here in a while.. Oh GAWD, Is she in Sharona land too? 

      June 24, 2020 7:20 PM MDT
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  • 44221
    She is probably on one of her little holidays in Europe. Just guessing.
      June 25, 2020 9:55 AM MDT
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  • 13257
    I spell "aboot" phonetically when talking to and aboot Canada and Canadian hosers like you.
      June 25, 2020 10:02 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    I always thought it was spelled 'humus', no wonder the stuff I ordered tastes so bad.
      June 24, 2020 7:31 PM MDT
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  • 17397
    Hummus means chickpea in Arabic - and the full name for this pureed dippy loveliness would be Hummus di Tahini - Chickpeas with Tahini! The English spelling is the one that seems to cause confusion - however it appears that the American English would be Hummus & the British English spelling would be Houmous. 

    https://daydreamingfoodie.com/hummus-or-houmous/
      June 24, 2020 7:38 PM MDT
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  • 44221
    Thank you.
      June 25, 2020 9:56 AM MDT
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