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terminology - Why use BCE CE instead of BC AD? - English Language . . . Here are just a few problems with BC AD: They're inconsistent BC is an abbreviation of the English phrase before Christ, while AD is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase anno Domini It's very strange that going across the arbitrary division line between two years also requires a change in the language of abbreviation
Why is B. C. (Before Christ) in English, but A. D. (anno domini) in Latin? According to Wikipedia: Even though Anno Domini was in widespread use by the 9th century, Before Christ (or its equivalent) did not become common until much later Bede used the expression "anno igitur ante incarnationem Dominicam" (so in the year before the Incarnation of the Lord) twice "Anno an xpi nativitate" (in the year before the birth of Christ) is found in 1474 in a work by a German
Position of AD in a full date (BrE) - English Language Usage Stack . . . Unlike in Latin, in English the conventional usage is to place AD - Anno Domini before the date: from (ancienthistory about com): Although, unlike English, Latin is not a word-order language, it is conventional in English writing for A D to precede the year (A D 2010) so that the translation, read in word order, would mean "in the year of our
sentence - Usage of AD era designation - English Language Usage . . . From what I understand of the situation: The era designator 'AD' is an abbreviation for 'Anno Domini', meaning 'In the year of the Lord' By that reasoning, 'AD 1453' is a complete dependent clause Disregarding any current practice regarding AD vs CE, factual accuracy, or other concerns, is this actually a complete sentence? What would be the recommended arrangement for using 'AD' as an era
etymology - Derivation of anus from annulus? - English Language . . . Annulus is also related to annual, or the yearly cycle Related to Anno Domini - Year of Our Lord The double 'n' seems to be correct historically although they have a common origin Not necessarily surprising that anus may not have been named until the 16th C The hip bone ("innominate") is the "unnamed" bone The pudendal nerve (the one that goes numb if you've been riding a bike for too
Hyphenation in first century AD etc as an adjective The argument is that the phrase Anno Domini has a specific unit of time built into it—and it's years It's perfectly reasonable to say AD 1337 (or 1337 AD if you must), but to say fourteenth century AD is to say fourteenth century year of the lord, which is clearly nonsensical
Is there a word for start and end of a time period? [closed] For example, the Gregorian Calendar has BC and AD, meaning Before Christ and Anno Domini, the Year of our Lord Or, if you are secular or follow a different religion, BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) are common substitutes The calendar is marked in terms of the Brith of Jesus