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

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Thu Dec 20 2007 - 04:05:22 CST

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    At 03:42 -0500 2007-12-20, William J Poser wrote:

    >One might expect this, but in fact we Jews are generally content with
    >BC and BCE.

    That's an odd pairing.

    > >So if a true neutral counting must be achieved look towards science.

    I say we adopt the Mayan calendar and be done with it. The current
    cycle is due to end at the Winter Solstice five years from now. See
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar 

    -- 
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com

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