Talk:circa
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Picapica in topic As an adverb in English
What ever happened to abbreviating circa as "c."? 151.205.186.174 15:59, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
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It seems to me that I've frequently seen the circa reference after dates in printed material. The "never after" (above) strikes me as wishful; more of a preference. But more to my point, the "circa" reference preceeding a date makes computer sorting of dates very difficult for some of us, although as a following modifyier, sorting is easy. How about some wiggle room? — This comment was unsigned.
- I don't think it is used after, but if you could provide a reference to a style guide that says otherwise or point to a body of "durably archived" material that follows that practice, you could show me to be wrong about that. DCDuring TALK 22:57, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
As an adverb in English[edit]
Note that circa is often used as an adverb in English: e.g.
- it was opened in circa 1825
- it is within a circa fifteen-minute drive