Hi Elham, I guessed it is "nineteen hundred", and after doing some search on the internet, it seems correct. Dates ISO 8601 In English
Y year M month D day W week YYYY (the year)... 1000 one thousand 1776 seventeen (hundred) seventy-six 1789 seventeen (hundred) eighty-nine 1800 eighteen hundred 1900 nineteen hundred 1901 nineteen (hundred) (O) one 1910 nineteen (hundred) ten 1912 nineteen (hundred) twelve 1949 nineteen (hundred) forty-nine 1996 nineteen (hundred) ninety-six 2000 two thousand 2001 two thousand (and) oneyou can check at: http://www.geocities.com/jusjih/numbers.htmlregards,Nam ----- Original Message ----- From: Elham Moazzen To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 10:24 PM Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: Christmas versus Xmas How this year "1900" is read in english? Thank you for a little bit guiding me. On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:35 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 -- The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
