Comment on A plane flying over Germany drawing a Christmas treeComments−d138yShouldn't it be "an" xmas tree?−Pxtl8yTechnically 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.−ReverseCold8yLaTeChi?−Pxtl8yI had a Prof who insisted in pronouncing it LaTech.−yorwba8yThe capital Chi is Χ, which is indistinguishable from X in most fonts, and even more so in handwriting.−Pxtl8yYes, I was using the lowercase to make it stand out.−rayvd8yDepends on if you intend it to be read as "Christmas" or "EX" mas. :)−frandroid8yXmas is pronounced "Christmas" by most people.
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Shouldn't it be "an" xmas tree?
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.
LaTeChi?
I had a Prof who insisted in pronouncing it LaTech.
The capital Chi is Χ, which is indistinguishable from X in most fonts, and even more so in handwriting.
Yes, I was using the lowercase to make it stand out.
Depends on if you intend it to be read as "Christmas" or "EX" mas. :)
Xmas is pronounced "Christmas" by most people.