Is there a symbol used with AD and BC to mean "possible date"?
2020年9月3日 · 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 …
Correct use of "circa" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年8月11日 · Used only before a date or measure, never after. Note, two things, it's only used before a date or a measure. This means that if you were to use for location, it would be …
synonyms - Single word to denote date and time - English …
In this usage, "date" implies time as well -- if the organizer of the event hasn't even determined the particular date yet, the exact time of day is probably up in the air as well. Another example: …
history - “John Doe”, “Jane Doe” - Why are they used many times ...
The John Doe name itself has a very long history; English records of anonymous or unknown persons being called John Doe date back to the 1300s. The name "Roe" is also used, …
History or Histories? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2016年9月13日 · None is grammatically incorrect. 'Field history' is perhaps the most idiomatic, using the singular rather than the plural attributive field and the professional-sounding mass …
etymology - What is the origin of "New Year"? - English Language ...
2022年12月26日 · OED also provides the brief history below for New Year's Day (or New Year Day) which includes the adoption of Gregorian calendar and 1 January as New Year's Day in …
history - Change from to-day to today - English Language
2012年9月10日 · In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today". When did the change happen? Also, when people wrote "to-day", did they feel, when pronouncing the …
Etymology of "history" and why the "hi-" prefix?
2012年12月22日 · That is why feminists, for example, rejected the word history and championed the notion of herstory during the 1970s, says Dictionary.com’s Jane Solomon, “to point out the …
history - When did the use of acronyms begin? - English Language ...
This is why acronyms were exceedingly rare until recent history. – Kosmonaut. Commented Jul 10, 2011 at ...
writing style - Emphasising that a date is near - English Language ...
For example, suppose today is the 22 of May and there is the submission date for a project is on the 25 of May. I could just say: As the deadline of the submission is on the 25 of May, we …