tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post7600554416799928038..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Arbocide at GlastonburyJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-29020868113333653692010-12-16T07:26:25.566-08:002010-12-16T07:26:25.566-08:00The abbreviation didn't bother me at all. It w...The abbreviation didn't bother me at all. It was just novel, so I inquired. I know some people don't like "Xmas", but these are people who don't realize the antiquity of the chi-rho, as you put it. I think CSL himself used "Xmas", didn't he?Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-59192742664357934442010-12-15T21:31:29.875-08:002010-12-15T21:31:29.875-08:00Hi Jason
Yes, I can see there's a certain s...Hi Jason<br /> Yes, I can see there's a certain similarity to the name of the Chinese city -- home I believe of the tomb of the First Emperor, whose reign helped inspire one of my favorite books, THE BRIDGE OF BIRDS.<br /> But as you guessed, it's merely my extrapolation of Xmas/Xian, using as justification the antiquity of the Chi-Ro. It also has the Mooreeffoc effect of drawing attention to the familiar word (though my brief experiment with Xt for Christ I quickly abandoned as insufficiently respectful). This is simply one of a number of abbreviations I've either adopted or developed over the years -- actually, the first few I picked up from Warnie Lewis when I first read his edition of his brother's letters in the summer of 1978. <br /> In any case, I don't use them in my formal writing, of course, but I do in my correspondence and in his blog. Hope they're not too jarring -- it's my goal never to slip off into Ezra Pound-ish eccentricity.<br /><br />--JDRJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-58962383436748745732010-12-14T06:52:44.217-08:002010-12-14T06:52:44.217-08:00At first glance, I thought "anti-Xian" w...At first glance, I thought "anti-Xian" was something to do with China! I have not seen this abbreviation for "Christian" before. "Xmas" is common enough, but this one is new to me. Is it widely used? By any particular group?<br /><br />And of course, the loss of the tree is a great tragedy, whatever the motive.Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.com