I was just wondering is the word x-mas tacky.
2006-12-23 07:43:51 · 20 answers · asked by animemangafan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Yes, very tacky. It's like being too lazy to type/write 5 extra letters to make a word look proper.
It's like stupid chat-speak. LOL and ROFLOL I can understand. But saying "rly" in place of "really" and "u" in place of "you" is just lazy.
2006-12-23 07:54:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many people have different opinions about this. X-Mas is considered disrespectful because the X cuts out Christ but X supposedly stands for Christ but it can be tacky it depends on when and how you use it.
2006-12-23 08:13:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people believe that the term is part of an effort to "take Christ out of Christmas" or to literally "cross out Christ"
However, long before modern day "x-mas" X or XP was used as an abbreviation for Christ because of the Greek word Χριστος (meaning "Christ")
2006-12-23 08:35:04 · answer #3 · answered by Taylor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tacky, disrespectful. If you don't want to say Christmas, say happy holidays or something like that. Those of you who think it's okay because the x symbolizes the cross need to do your research for the real meaning. It's a mockery and a slam against Christ and his followers.
2006-12-23 07:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by swttxlady 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. It's merely an abbreviation for Christmas, which is an abbreviation for Christ's Mass. But Xmas is acceptable because the X represents the cross.
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2006-12-23 07:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is very tacky and very disrespectful to Jesus Christ...Christmas is about Jesus coming to earth to save all of us sinners..."Christ"mas...We should never take away from such a wonderful and loving name...
2006-12-23 08:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ωέςтєяиΝСģαζ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acually it is a short way of spelling Christmas, and the X is like "criss-cross", so it works. Christina Agulaira(or however you spell her name) used to be called "Xtina" because it's like "criss-tina". Okay? XMAS can be pretty tacky, though.
2006-12-23 07:52:49 · answer #7 · answered by bria. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Christmas is much better. I hear that many people use X-mas because it's "less offending" but I don't think that saying Christ is offending. Many people are Christian.
2006-12-23 08:07:18 · answer #8 · answered by ismartsissy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not really tacky , i don't use it, though, i prefer the proper method of Christmas. I'm not religous, but i think, as they say, we should keep the Christ in Christmas.
2006-12-23 07:50:25 · answer #9 · answered by egbkid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a lot of people do it but I don,t.I always put Merry Christmas,as to not leave Christ out,because we are celebrating his birthday right? I think some people just get in a hurry thats all.
2006-12-23 08:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by slickcut 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋