Humm. 4 weeks later in the decorations going up than Tesco's Andover Branch. Well so long as they are down by 12th night...........
Originally posted by TreeloOriginally posted by VS045
Thanks for the Xmas touches on the site[y][^]
VS.
Sorry - could be I'm going blind or it could be too many visits to the Port bottle but, what 'Xmas touches.'
You know I really hate that - what's wrong with Christmas [?]
On the Home page Treelo. Like you I was looking for something on this page since my link defaults to the forum.
Also like you I detest the use of Xmas
At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs... from Wikipaedia - "The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.
So X-Mas = Christos Mass?
Mind you you don't see many pagans moaning anymore about the corruption of sol invictus.
So X-Mas = Christos Mass?
Mind you you don't see many pagans moaning anymore about the corruption of sol invictus.
Originally posted by Decker
At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs... from Wikipaedia - "The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.
So X-Mas = Christos Mass?
Mind you you don't see many pagans moaning anymore about the corruption of sol invictus.
TouchŽ, Decker. Tongue now removed from cheek
Thanks,
John.
John.
At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs... from Wikipaedia - "The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021 AD. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.
So X-Mas = Christos Mass?
Err, yeah, that's what I meant;)[:w]
Sorry for any offence caused, but I don't see a problem with using the abbreviated form. Even my old RS teacher who was a reverend used the abbreviation;)
VS.
Perhaps it should be £mas now that the Christ/X bit seems to have been stabbed by Santa's little helpers and fallen at the alter of Argos. Et tu Rudolphus?
Originally posted by PVGSLFOriginally posted by Decker
... "Christ" was often written as "XP" [...] This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters #967; and #961;)..." etc.
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So that explains Windows XP as well then [:?] A blasphemous expletive!
Respect! [y][^]
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