Is it true that “A.D.” is traditionally placed before the year number?
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Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.
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From Washington State University:
Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.
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From Washington State University:
Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.
Is this claim true?
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From Washington State University:
Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.
Is this claim true?
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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.
Example
The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.
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Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
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@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
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@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.
Example
The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.
answered 1 hour ago
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Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
1 hour ago
@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.
Example
The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.
answered 1 hour ago
WolfgangGroissWolfgangGroiss
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Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
1 hour ago
@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.
Example
The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.
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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.
Example
The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.
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Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
1 hour ago
@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
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Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
1 hour ago
@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
1 hour ago
@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.
– jwenting
1 hour ago
@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).
– J. Doe
1 hour ago
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