tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post3869816916736966995..comments2023-10-29T05:46:56.444-04:00Comments on Writing Roseanna: Word of the Week - X-masRoseanna Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-14898873607628171692012-12-13T07:18:06.696-05:002012-12-13T07:18:06.696-05:00I really never use it either, but it's at leas...I really never use it either, but it's at least nice to know that the joke's on those unbelievers, eh? ;-) (And three cheers for Biblical Greek! I took it in college.) =)<br />Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-62639074870626535042012-12-10T15:20:30.477-05:002012-12-10T15:20:30.477-05:00I was aware of that, too (I speak a bit of Biblica...I was aware of that, too (I speak a bit of Biblical Greek, so...). But despite its Christian origins, I know a lot of unbelievers who purposefully write "Xmas" as a way to not have to write "Christ." So, my personal policy is to only write "Xmas" to/around people who know its true origins, so no one mistakes my shorthand for taking the focus off Christ. :-)Sapphirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295637356951119285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652659672729617168.post-30582021070167244622012-12-10T10:11:11.315-05:002012-12-10T10:11:11.315-05:00I actually KNEW that! This may be a first LOL. Gla...I actually KNEW that! This may be a first LOL. Glad you survived Nutcracker - we did that a couple years back, and it definitely was a "survival" thing :). Have a wonderful day!Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892365662470655717noreply@blogger.com