2006-12-27 03:27:50 · 4 answers · asked by tlcwsugar 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
It's phonetic: "cs" makes the "x" sound.
2006-12-27 03:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Tara P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing but maybe since the original copier when the copy frenzy revolution came about was made by Xerox. People associated facsimiles with likeness or the same or a "copy". It also killed 2 birds with one stone by shortening the word it was more office friendly and they through in the "X" from Xerox or copier. I have heard people ask for a Xerox instead of asking for a copy of something. Like I said just a guess...but that's what I always thought when I have heard it in the past....Good question by the way.
2006-12-27 03:35:15 · answer #2 · answered by jcole230 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably phonetics, for the convenience of using only 3 letters, sounds like an x, this is only my theory - I have no actual data.
2006-12-27 03:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by steven b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you say facs out loud, it sounds like fax.
2006-12-27 03:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by blah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋