How this year "1900" is read in english? Thank you for a little bit guiding me.
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi friends, > > This is taken from: > > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xmas > > "Despite evidence of a Greek precedent, the term Christmas being > abbreviated as "Xmas" or "X-mas" was uncommon before the mid-to-late > 1900s. Many Christians now take offense at this abbreviation, viewing > it as a symbol of commercialism, while trivializing the most important > event of the season, the prophesied birth of Jesus, the Christ." > > For me it's just something new. It's a cultural note. I got aware of > this because I receive a newsletter from "The Grammar Girl" (http:// > grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/). It's nothing else. If you want to > read more about it: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas > > Best holiday wishes, > > Pablo > > > > > -- The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
