BCE/CE usually refers to the Common Era (the years are the same as AD/BC). That is, BC is usually understood to mean "Before the Common Era" and CE to mean "Common Era," though it is possible …

Wikipedia goes further to note that CE and BCE are becoming increasingly common in academic and religious writing, and suggests that CE and AD should not be used unless the date or century would …

Oct 29, 2016 · Proper English usage has AD precede the date (as in AD 2006) and has BC follow the date (as in 7 BC). 3 This does not appear to be universally followed. A Google search for "1492 AD" …

Aug 11, 2011 · E.g. Circa the Pacific Highway would be incorrect. Because "circa" is used to mean approximately in dates and measures, people would naturally use it to mean approximately even …

Sep 3, 2020 · When historians are writing, they use BC and AD with the date, e.g.: Robinson discovered the island in 202 BC. If historians are uncertain about the date, is there a simple and short notation …

Aug 11, 2019 · I see some texts using AD and BC or BCE and CE. But other texts just have the date, like 1992 and it is understood. Is there a rule of thumb for when to add these prefixes? I'm using …

May 7, 2015 · There are some posts explaining the shift from BC/AD to BCE/CE, but my question is with the BC/AD terms: why is the former, older, time period in English while the latter, later period is in Latin?

Nov 1, 2013 · 4 I understand "by" in this context to include the named date. So you'd meet the deadline if you replied on that date. However, something like "By the end of business on..." would have …

When used in reference to time, date almost exclusively refers to a specific 24 hour period that begins at midnight and ends at 11:59pm. When used this way, the date will be specified with a year (CE or …

Sep 17, 2014 · I am always confused when I get an email stating "out of office until Thursday". Is the sender back on Thursday or still out of office (o.o.o.) on Thursday and only back on Friday? Is there …