Talysia

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to everyone here!

steve12553

Let me be the first one to second that.
Merry Christmas to all who are visiting or passing through. Hope to talk to you in the new year.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

*the FreeCafe :kitty: choir enters stage right, a handsome silver "classic" tabby and a cute little calico moving a little bit in front of the rest. They "tune up" then the tabby breaks into Noel, after which the calico breaks into a heartbreaking rendition of Silent Night. Tears cloud up the vision of some FreeCafe members as the last note drifts off and the :kitty:s pause (paws?) for a few moments before exiting stage right, a few giving the calico a congratulatory swipe of the tongue for a job well done on her first solo*

Phyllis Sidheuaine

manephelien

Merry Christmas to everyone who's celebrating.

Desitho

How strange are english-speaking-people .. In France, we don't say " Merry christmas " until the 25th 00:00 ..
Meanwhile, Merry christmas

Badgero

Merry Christmas all !!!

2008 looming !

New Year resolutions - I have made a few. I wonder if I will keep any!!

steve12553

The greetimg "Merry Christmas" generally means "Have a Merry Christmas" which implies it is to happen in the near future. Unless it is just past Christmas, in which case it implies "I hope you had a Merry Christmas." Unless it is July, in which case it means the speaker was probably drunk. English is such a wonderfully flexible tongue.

Desitho

Thanks for those explanantions steve, yeah English is really an interesting tongue and I don't grow tired of learning all its specificities.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

Be glad we're not going to go into/quiz you on the different dialects of English (mais oui.)

Phyllis Sidheuaine