Hello Pablo and all other cafe goers, As far as I know,X symbolizes CROSS.
That's what I was taught at the university,and I liked the way the professor interpreted it regardless of what others may say.;) MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THOSE WHO VALUE THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY! SEASONAL GREETINGS or HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO THOSE WHO DON'T! Best regards to you all! On Dec 21, 4:06 pm, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > This is taken from: > > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xmas > > "Despite evidence of a Greek precedent, the term Christmas being > abbreviated as "Xmas" or "X-mas" was uncommon before the mid-to-late > 1900s. Many Christians now take offense at this abbreviation, viewing > it as a symbol of commercialism, while trivializing the most important > event of the season, the prophesied birth of Jesus, the Christ." > > For me it's just something new. It's a cultural note. I got aware of > this because I receive a newsletter from "The Grammar Girl" (http:// > grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/). It's nothing else. If you want to > read more about it: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas > > Best holiday wishes, > > Pablo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
