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Dec 25, 2020 12:03 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Horntoad said: How so when the first line of the article states " but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. " The use of Xmas was to make it faster when written, but when spoken it was Christmas. At least that's my interpretation. I do find the entemology of the word interesting. I shoots holes in the argument that it's a secular attempt at removing Christ from Christmas.

Because the 2nd line, is the explainer line:
The "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Greek: Χριστός), which became Christ in English.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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