#594533 - 05/09/1306:07 AMRe: Why is "X" the unknown?
[Re: Celandine]
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I thought you were just going to ask it as a hypothetical question and leave it at that. But there was actually an answer. Fascinating. I usually would rather read something, but I quite enjoyed this TED video.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
#594573 - 05/09/1311:03 PMRe: Why is "X" the unknown?
[Re: MrB]
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"I used to complain about folks writing "Christmas " as. "Xmas" until I read that "X" was used as the word "Christ" by early folks"
A very Christian friend of mine back in the day used to complain about that. It was actually a Japanese Christian friend that explained to me the significance.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle
I love math, that's interesting. Probably why I love electronics, it's all math and logic. In High School I did great at Math and Sciences for not even applying myself. In English, Grammar etc, I struggled to pull C and D. Post HS education was all A's, electronics and computers. I actually studied then.
Didn't know that about Xmas, it used to bug me too when I thought people were abbreviating it.