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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
eclectic pair ( BC v AD )
Hi,
What is the reason behind using the English abbreviation (BC) to refer to a date before the birth of Christ and the Latin one (AD) to denote time after the birth of Christ?
It looks like AD is used FAR MORE OFTEN then CE (Common Era). Why do English speakers prefer AD to CE?
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What is the reason behind using the English abbreviation (BC) to refer to a date before the birth of Christ and the Latin one (AD) to denote time after the birth of Christ?
It looks like AD is used FAR MORE OFTEN then CE (Common Era). Why do English speakers prefer AD to CE?
mus-te
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MUSCOVITE Why do English speakers prefer AD to CE? It is more familiar to most of us. MUSCOVITE What is the reason behind using the English abbreviation (BC) to refer to a date before the birth of Christ and the Latin one (AD) to denote time after the birth of Christ?
- MUSCOVITE Why do English speakers prefer AD to CE?
- It is more familiar to most of us.
- MUSCOVITE What is the reason behind using the English abbreviation (BC) to refer to a date before the birth of Christ and the Latin one (AD) to denote time after the birth of Christ?
- Historical accident, I suppose.
- The early Christians were more interested in affairs AD and used the Latin (the language at that time), where BC is a later addition by historians?
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MUSCOVITE Why do English speakers prefer AD to CE?It is more familiar to most of us.
MUSCOVITEWhat is the reason behind using the English abbreviation (BC) to refer to a date before the birth of Christ and the Latin one (AD) to denote time after the birth of Christ?Historical accident, I suppose. The early Christians were
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