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Who put the X in Christmas?

(@noOne)
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Keeping the “X” in Xmas: it’s not some secular conspiracy

“Early manuscripts of the Greek New Testament dating to the third and fourth centuries used “X” as an abbreviation for Christ…The abbreviation helped manuscript writers fit more words on a page, reducing the time and cost of producing the texts…”


 
Posted : December 21, 2013 10:15 pm
(@mtdoramike)
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Probaly me, I tend to get a little lazy at time and just don't feel like spelling out the whole Christmas tang so I just put X at the front of mas and get Xmas. So happy Xmas and have a Merry ZYear


 
Posted : December 22, 2013 1:17 pm
CruzanIron
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I must live in Xianstead !!!


 
Posted : December 22, 2013 2:19 pm
(@Jamison)
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Probaly me, I tend to get a little lazy at time and just don't feel like spelling out the whole Christmas tang so I just put X at the front of mas and get Xmas. So happy Xmas and have a Merry ZYear

hahaha


 
Posted : December 22, 2013 3:56 pm

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