[CS-FSLUG] Re: Xmas

[David M.]

On Monday 08 November 2004 09:15 am, Stephen J. McCracken wrote:
> David Kemsley wrote:
> > family gathering and catching up with friends. I guess what most of
> > society is missing is the Christ part of Christmas (which is why it's
> > not so surprising X-mas is becoming popular).
>
> I had thought that the "X" was also meant to remove "Christ" from
> Christmas.  A seminary professor explained the origins differently,
> though.  He said that it was just an easy abreviation as the "X" was the
> Greek letter (Chi) which is the first letter of "Christ" in Greek.
> Therefore, the "X" in "Xmas" is really "Christ".
>
> It is also the same "X" in IXOYE that Christians use in the fish symbol.
>   Is that "X" trying to take "Christ" out of the fish?

Here is how I see it:
Christmas: Long word
Xmas: lazy mans word :-)

When writing or typing, I'm more likely going to use Xmas, when speaking I 
have always used the full word Christmas.

So whether it's a bad thing or not, to me it's all about laziness. :-)
-- 
David M.