With Christmas only a week away, it’s time to revisit the “merry Christmas” vs. “happy holidays” issue (and the parallel “Christmas tree” vs. “holiday tree” issue) — this time with Bizarro‘s take on the matter:
These issues have come up on Language Log every year for a while back; my posting from last December recaps discussion from Geoff Pullum in 2005 and Geoff Nunberg in 2006.