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A plane flying over Germany drawing a Christmas tr...
Shouldn't it be "an" xmas tree?
Pxtl
on Dec 13, 2017
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Technically abbreviating "Christ" as "X" is actually the letter χ or "Chi". So it shouldn't be pronounced X-mas, as it's really χ-mas.
Same thing with LaTeχ, actually.
ReverseCold
on Dec 13, 2017
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LaTeChi?
Pxtl
on Dec 14, 2017
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I had a Prof who insisted in pronouncing it LaTech.
yorwba
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The capital Chi is Χ, which is indistinguishable from X in most fonts, and even more so in handwriting.
Pxtl
on Dec 14, 2017
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Yes, I was using the lowercase to make it stand out.
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Depends on if you intend it to be read as "Christmas" or "EX" mas. :)
frandroid
on Dec 13, 2017
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Xmas is pronounced "Christmas" by most people.
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