Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way~
First of all, I wish my dear readers and friends a Merry Christmas! ! !
So if you want to abbreviate Christmas, which of the following options is correct? () Z2z
A. Xmas
B. X'mas
Please choose the answer, and then look at the analysis!
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look at the explanation in the Webster’s dictionary:
"X" is the abbreviation of "Christ", the allusion is from the Greek letter "X", which is the first Greek word "Christos" (English transliteration) Letters, so they are used to represent "Christ". Therefore, the abbreviation of "Christmas" should be "Xmas" (without the apostrophe); if there is, it becomes "Christ'mas" after the restoration.
So the correct abbreviation for Christmas is Xmas, not X'mas. If you want to wish others a Merry Christmas, you can abbreviate it as: Merry Xmas! (Forget the spelling of Christmas when writing, it is very simple to write Xmas~)
Happy Christmas! vs. Merry Christmas!
In the Commonwealth countries, people often use Happy instead Use Merry less. Merry Christmas has only appeared four times in the Queen's Christmas speech over the years, and the rest is Happy Christmas.
In the Victorian period, the social atmosphere was relatively conservative, and the word merry meant "drunk", so everyone replaced merry with the more neutral happy.
has not been so particular now, Happy Christmas and Merry Christmas are interchangeable. Z2z
Supplement:
Congratulations that often appear on Christmas cards:
Please note that the following congratulations usually appear on the card, so I don’t know how to say it!
Season's Greetings / Season's Wishes / Warmest Wishes
Festive congratulations / festive wishes / warmest wishes
will appear on the card. Be careful next time you buy Christmas cards.
Happy Holly Days!
Merry Christmas!
holly means "holly tree". Because the holly tree is very related to Christmas, holly is often added to Christmas congratulations. Next, read about holly days. Does it sound like holidays? Because it sounds like holidays, and the holly tree is related to Christmas, this kind of interesting expression often appears.
▲ Holly
Happy Holly Jolly Days!
Merry Christmas!
jolly means "happy, happy". Because holly rhymes with jolly, I put these two words together on purpose!
'Tis the Season...
This is the season of...
'Tis means it is. 'Tis the Season often appears on the cover of the card, and there may be a continuation of this sentence after opening it: To Be Jolly. 'Tis the Season To Be Jolly means this is a joySeason.
Joyeux Noel
Merry Christmas
This is Merry Christmas in French. Because most people in Canada can speak French, the cards of the United States and Canada gradually appear in French Merry Christmas.
