Topic: Should it be ""God" or "god"?

[lorryfach]

Personally, and I've thought this for some time, I refer to them all as "IF's", and its right in so many ways, IF as in if they exist, and IF also stands for Imaginary Friend.

It's wrong because plurals don't use apostrophes.

[lorryfach]

(and pretty sure Xtn has been shorthand in writing Christian for about 1000 years)

Why would it be 'Xtn' instead of 'Xian'? Christtn? 

[Shibboleth]

Even if X is not the X used now, since that is so long ago, no one in this country would know that. For a first world country, many in it are less than third world in their knowledge.

Paul

    

Well I know how to refer to Paulhoff since he signs all of his posts.

As far as Xtians. For one thing I do not think it is that hard to write Christians but just like any word it comes down to intent. If you are using it to be derogatory and a dick you are a dick. If you are using it because it is easier then no big deal. It is like the word "queer". Just because there was a show called, "Queer Eye for the Strait Guy" doesn't mean that it is OK to run around insulting homosexuals by calling them "queers". Just because someone uses a word doesn't mean you can't use the word in a way that is wrong. But then again this is what I have come to expect from a bunch of crackers.

[Johnny Slick]

I generally say "gods"; that way I cover the Christian one as well as all the others.

[Eternally Learning]

This is an incredible example of thread necromancy, but that aside; I capitalize Zeus, Allah, Xenu (Should that actually be Christenu Vince?), Thor, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster.  Why wouldn't I capitalize God when it's used as a proper name?  I only object to capitalizing pronouns like he, his, and so on.  That has no reason behind it other than all things connected to the Christian god being sacred and worthy of higher reverence.

[lorryfach]

As far as Xtians.

Why do so many people put that t there?

[Eternally Learning]

As far as Xtians.

Why do so many people put that t there?

for "time to leave?"

[Shibboleth]

As far as Xtians.

Why do so many people put that t there?

To present a complete suffix.

[Vincegamer]

just totally guessing here, but maybe because "christ" has a long I (eye) and "chris" has a short I so if X is Christ, then Xian would be "chr(eye)stian"

[lorryfach]

-ian is a suffix.

[Shibboleth]

-ian is a suffix.

It is but the "chi" or "X" stands just for "Chris" in most cases. When just writing the shorthand for "Christ" with the "X" you write "Xt". I have even seen Christopher writen as Xtopher and Christina as Xtina. 

[lorryfach]

Hrm. So it's just Xmas that doesn't do that?