I know this is a little off-topic so if the mods think it should be a new thread that’s fine:
Why is it that (some) people write Xmas (and won’t say it properly either) but have no problem writing (or saying) Christian or Christianity? I never paid much attention to this until I saw this YWN headline:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/Israel+News/43789/Xmas+Gesture+to+Gaza+Christians.html
I would think that it should either be “Xmas Gesture to Gaza Xians” or “Christmas Gesture to Gaza Christians” but when I saw it I realized that this really the way people say it. Anyone have an explanation?