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Chris -- 2025-05-10
mary christmas and the best wishes from Albania
Mary Christmas to all BASF team around the world
Mary Christmas to every one
Happy Mary Christmas to All of you
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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If any of those sending these messages think “Merry Christmas†(in aural/oral or written/read form) involves reference to the Virgin, I think this would be a legitimate eggcorn. It would be good to have some sort of evidence that they do think that, of course.
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I realize that it wasn’t submitted as a contribution, but rather as a greeting or announcement. So, Happy New Year to all!
Last edited by DavidTuggy (2020-12-30 18:01:42)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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