Re: Dilemma

In article <KKyYe.13541$ws4.12749@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John Briggs <john.briggs4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>Mike Stevens wrote:
>>
>> OED contains to reference to the "dilemna" spelling, and says that
>> the word "dilemma" is linked with "lemma".
>
>What form does the reference take? Does it say "chiefly US" or similar?

My guess is that the "to" in Mike's post was intended to read "no".
--
John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"
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