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發表於 2007-1-4 19:35:53
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不直呼名号？又不是回教徒。
Xmas 为不礼貌？
这倒是觉得很怀疑。
Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X is understood to represent a Greek chi, the first letter of Cistoz, “Christ”; in this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, “Christian.” But the letter X, or especially x, is nowadays more frequently interpreted as a mathematical variable than as a Greek letter, as indicated by the common pronunciation of the form Xmas as (µks“m…s). Thus, while the word is etymologically innocent of the charge that it omits Christ from Christmas, it is now generally understood only as an informal shortening. In an earlier survey 88 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the use of Xmas in writing.
Xmas 在宗教作品中已用了几百年， X 用来表示希腊字母chi， 是Cistoz的第一个字母，意为“耶稣”； 在这种用法中，它与其他形式相似,如Xtian, “教会的”。 但是字母X， 尤其是 x， 现在更常见的是当作数学变量，而不是希腊字母， 因为该符号Xmas 发音已普遍为(µks“m…s)。 因此,当这个单词从词源学上把Christ从Christmas中省掉是合乎规则的，现在该词已被广泛看作一个非正式的缩写形式。在早期的调查问卷中，有百分之八十八的用法使用小组成员拒绝在作品中用Xmas。 |
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發表於 2007-1-5 17:51:28
