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Re: the X in X-mas
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Karyn
(guest)
12/3/2003, 6:43 PM
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a message by Jordan
actually, what a lot of opponents of the use of "X-mas" don't realize that the phrase was used in europe in the 1500s as an abbreviation of
Christmas
because X was a common abbreviation for
Christ
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the X in X-mas
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Morgain
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12/3/2003, 11:00 AM
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Re: the X in X-mas
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Jordan
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12/3/2003, 11:36 AM
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Re: the X in X-mas
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Karyn
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12/3/2003, 6:43 PM
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Re: the X in X-mas
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Domhnall
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1/1/2004, 2:16 AM
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