On 2017-01-02 14:46, Mark Storkamp wrote:
> In article ,
>  Mark Lloyd  wrote:
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>> ** - I try to use CE / BCE instead of AD / BC. The numbers are the same,
>> and it avoids a particular assumption.
>>
>> [snip]
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> And it's easy to remember too. Christian Era and Before Christian Era.
 
CE = Church of England BCE = Before Church of England. You'll need a 
calculator.
 
Heh heh.
 
Actually, it's "Common Era" and "Before Common Era". Paleontologists and 
such use YBP = Years Before Present.
 
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