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From: lilandbr@scn.org (Leland Bryant Ross)
Subject: Re: A.D.
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In a previous article, truly@lunemere.com (Truly Donovan) says:

>
>Gali Nachman wrote:
>> 
>> On Sun, 16 Feb 1997, Karl T. Hagen wrote:
>> 
>> > Gali Nachman <nachmag@ashur.cc.biu.ac.il> wrote:
>> >
>> > > What is the Latin counterpart of 'A.D.' (Anno Domini), i.e., is there a
>> > > Latin equivalent for 'B.C.' ?
>> >
>> > A.a.C. (Anno ante Christum)
>> 
>> I wonder why it isn't as widely used as A.D. and B.C.
>
>Moar likely because none of us have ever heard of it.
 ^^^^? Hebrew?

Actually, it's because AD and BC are English, and AaC isn't, or at least 
isn't "common English"--and common English, (though I'm an Esperantist 
with a Latin .sig verse, I admit it), is commoner than the commonest 
Latin these days.
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