Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...


On 18-Dec-2005, "Canis" <fdp1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message <1134945935.694492.182040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Welcome. Did somebody could write how is "Merry Christmas and Happy New
> Year" in different languages? Especially interesting me French

"Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année" (not sure about the official
capitalization rules here)

> and Swedish.
> Best wishes [Merry Xmas and Happy NY [Year not York ;)], Canis
>
> Joke: What's name of Santa Claus' wife? > Mary Christmas :D

The version I've heard is that his elves are, ObLang, "subordinate
Clauses".

--
Jim Heckman
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