tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829162137963866383.post1410140817716226681..comments2023-10-19T00:42:35.763-07:00Comments on The Rant Mistress: The war on Christmas: Largely a load of ballsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829162137963866383.post-80936545540537837592016-05-15T15:58:24.699-07:002016-05-15T15:58:24.699-07:00If I'm not mistaken saying Happy Holidays is t...If I'm not mistaken saying Happy Holidays is the more current version of wishing people "Happy Holy Days" covering the far more traditional days from Advent through the Feast of the Epiphany which includes Christmas so is, in fact, a much broader "Christian" way of honouring the season than the very limited Merry Christmas honouring one day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829162137963866383.post-9423908781813621052015-12-14T01:54:56.755-08:002015-12-14T01:54:56.755-08:00You're describing an annoyance rather than an ...You're describing an annoyance rather than an example of oppression. If someone wishes you "Happy holidays!", there's nothing to stop you from saying "Merry Christmas!" in return. <br /><br />Personally, my language annoyances are many - misuse of the word "key", "literally" instead of "figuratively" or "metaphorically", anyone who reaches out, touches my base or leverages anything, I could go on...<br /><br />I am coming up to my fifth Christmas in a row in the UK and I can honestly say nobody has wished me a happy holiday but plenty of people, including the guys who run the halal grocery store in my neighbourhood, have wished me a merry Christmas.Georgia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370047108681236219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829162137963866383.post-43899747559705772302015-12-13T23:24:37.543-08:002015-12-13T23:24:37.543-08:00Whatever my head says, my heart cringes at the sou...Whatever my head says, my heart cringes at the sound of 'happy holidays'. I think it's because it's an Americanism rather than a perceived assault on Christmas. It's just a weird import that doesn't seem necessary. People in the UK used to say Happy Christmas, now many people say Happy Holidays - the reason is just unthinking adoption of US English, wrapped up in unnecessary concern about 'offending people'. It's almost up there with everyone nowadays saying 'can I get' in restaurants and bars, as opposed to 'I would like' or 'may I have'.<br /><br />It's just annoys me. No, I have no justification, really, for any of it and yes, there are more important things in the world, things change, language changes, etc. But despite all that, I can't stand it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com