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Does Brooklyn know how to decorate? Fuggedaboutit! This is our main downtown shopping street, seriously decked out for the season. There are some who feel that "Xmas" is not—shall we say—correct. I'd point out (as Wikipedia says) that: The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for "mass", while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as "Christ." Seems okay to me. [See more ABC Wednesday here.] |
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
abc wednesday - X is for "Xmas"
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so glad you researched this Alexa, now I need never feel guilty shortening the word Christmas again!
ReplyDeleteThough I do like the way the word Christmas sounds, compared to how the word X-mas sounds.
Your Brooklyn Xmas decoration photo is superb btw.
OMG.. you sure do.. in fact.. it's so beautifulll love to walk under there holding hands with my man... hahahah.. very lovely..
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I am with Lily on this - yes a good researcher! Thanks for this,
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oh, Xmas is fine. I must have written about it one year on my blog.
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I was hoping that this would be the year I got to NYC to see these infamous lights and decorations... I am now rather glad it wasn't but still am desperate to get there one Xmas season.
ReplyDeleteWell, it is colorful! And thanks for the research, Alexa! Always love it when I learn something. I had read this somewhere and found it very interesting, but I'm glad to have it verified! Hope you had a great Christmas and wishing you a very Happy New Year!
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Absolutely festive - love it!
ReplyDeleteAlthough you have given the explanation for the abbreviation, I have to say I don't like it (the abbreviation, not the explanation). I'm not a Xian [:-)], but I just don't think that the name of Christ should be abbreviated to an X. And as for the pronunciation "X-mas" - oh, please!
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