Re: CLDR Usage of Gregorian Calendar Era Terms: BC and AD -- Can we please have "CE" and "BCE" ?

From: John Hudson (john@tiro.ca)
Date: Wed Dec 19 2007 - 15:03:45 CST

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    Michael Everson wrote:

    > Actually the usage of BC and AD is problematic, because it is meant to
    > be AD 2007 but 54 BC. For the other abbreviations, 2007 CE and 54 BCE
    > are both usual.

    Yes, but BCE sounds like the initials of a chemical company, or an abbreviation for Bovine
    Codepoint Encephalitis.

    Why not AC/DC? Ante-Common and Dreadfully Common.

    JH 

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