Is “A.D.” is traditionally placed before the year number?

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Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.




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    You have two claims, neither is strange enough to warrant a question IMO, and especially not here. This is a question about the English language and there is a complete stack for that.

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    @pipe: the question title make it pretty obvious what the question is (out of those two). It's also a reasonable history question, albeit history of language... .

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    @Fizz Of course it's a reasonable history question. Surely this stack is not created to argue simple historical facts.

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    @fizz This question is trivially answered with a Google search. That makes it not notable to me. Common knowledge is not contentious.

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From Washington State University:




Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.




Is this claim true?






history language







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    You have two claims, neither is strange enough to warrant a question IMO, and especially not here. This is a question about the English language and there is a complete stack for that.

    – pipe
    18 hours ago






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    Related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/19895/…

    – Cœur
    18 hours ago






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    @pipe: the question title make it pretty obvious what the question is (out of those two). It's also a reasonable history question, albeit history of language... .

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago








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    @Fizz Of course it's a reasonable history question. Surely this stack is not created to argue simple historical facts.

    – pipe
    17 hours ago






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    @fizz This question is trivially answered with a Google search. That makes it not notable to me. Common knowledge is not contentious.

    – fredsbend
    12 hours ago














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From Washington State University:




Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.




Is this claim true?






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From Washington State University:




Traditionally “A.D.” was placed before the year number and “B.C.” after, but many people now prefer to put both abbreviations after the numbers.




Is this claim true?






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    You have two claims, neither is strange enough to warrant a question IMO, and especially not here. This is a question about the English language and there is a complete stack for that.

    – pipe
    18 hours ago






  • 1





    Related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/19895/…

    – Cœur
    18 hours ago






  • 2





    @pipe: the question title make it pretty obvious what the question is (out of those two). It's also a reasonable history question, albeit history of language... .

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago








  • 5





    @Fizz Of course it's a reasonable history question. Surely this stack is not created to argue simple historical facts.

    – pipe
    17 hours ago






  • 3





    @fizz This question is trivially answered with a Google search. That makes it not notable to me. Common knowledge is not contentious.

    – fredsbend
    12 hours ago














  • 11





    You have two claims, neither is strange enough to warrant a question IMO, and especially not here. This is a question about the English language and there is a complete stack for that.

    – pipe
    18 hours ago






  • 1





    Related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/19895/…

    – Cœur
    18 hours ago






  • 2





    @pipe: the question title make it pretty obvious what the question is (out of those two). It's also a reasonable history question, albeit history of language... .

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago








  • 5





    @Fizz Of course it's a reasonable history question. Surely this stack is not created to argue simple historical facts.

    – pipe
    17 hours ago






  • 3





    @fizz This question is trivially answered with a Google search. That makes it not notable to me. Common knowledge is not contentious.

    – fredsbend
    12 hours ago








11




11





You have two claims, neither is strange enough to warrant a question IMO, and especially not here. This is a question about the English language and there is a complete stack for that.

– pipe
18 hours ago





You have two claims, neither is strange enough to warrant a question IMO, and especially not here. This is a question about the English language and there is a complete stack for that.

– pipe
18 hours ago




1




1





Related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/19895/…

– Cœur
18 hours ago





Related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/19895/…

– Cœur
18 hours ago




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2





@pipe: the question title make it pretty obvious what the question is (out of those two). It's also a reasonable history question, albeit history of language... .

– Fizz
17 hours ago







@pipe: the question title make it pretty obvious what the question is (out of those two). It's also a reasonable history question, albeit history of language... .

– Fizz
17 hours ago






5




5





@Fizz Of course it's a reasonable history question. Surely this stack is not created to argue simple historical facts.

– pipe
17 hours ago





@Fizz Of course it's a reasonable history question. Surely this stack is not created to argue simple historical facts.

– pipe
17 hours ago




3




3





@fizz This question is trivially answered with a Google search. That makes it not notable to me. Common knowledge is not contentious.

– fredsbend
12 hours ago





@fizz This question is trivially answered with a Google search. That makes it not notable to me. Common knowledge is not contentious.

– fredsbend
12 hours ago










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Here is an example like you wish it :
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On Commercial Road, E1 is a rather curious-looking little building, out of scale with the structures surrounding it. An inscription rises above the facade:




THE PROOF HOUSE OF THE GUNMAKERS COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED BY CHARTER ANNO DOMINI 1637.





And here you can find additional informations about this house:
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  • This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.



Example



English Example (Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1885: Seventh Year: an Unconventional Handbook)



The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.






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  • Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

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    21 hours ago






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    @J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

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    21 hours ago











  • @jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






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    @J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

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    19 hours ago






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    I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

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Here is an example like you wish it :
Roof of Gunmakers House in London




On Commercial Road, E1 is a rather curious-looking little building, out of scale with the structures surrounding it. An inscription rises above the facade:




THE PROOF HOUSE OF THE GUNMAKERS COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED BY CHARTER ANNO DOMINI 1637.





And here you can find additional informations about this house:
Worshipful Company of Gunmakers






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  • This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

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Here is an example like you wish it :
Roof of Gunmakers House in London




On Commercial Road, E1 is a rather curious-looking little building, out of scale with the structures surrounding it. An inscription rises above the facade:




THE PROOF HOUSE OF THE GUNMAKERS COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED BY CHARTER ANNO DOMINI 1637.





And here you can find additional informations about this house:
Worshipful Company of Gunmakers






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  • This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

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    4 hours ago














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Here is an example like you wish it :
Roof of Gunmakers House in London




On Commercial Road, E1 is a rather curious-looking little building, out of scale with the structures surrounding it. An inscription rises above the facade:




THE PROOF HOUSE OF THE GUNMAKERS COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED BY CHARTER ANNO DOMINI 1637.





And here you can find additional informations about this house:
Worshipful Company of Gunmakers






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Here is an example like you wish it :
Roof of Gunmakers House in London




On Commercial Road, E1 is a rather curious-looking little building, out of scale with the structures surrounding it. An inscription rises above the facade:




THE PROOF HOUSE OF THE GUNMAKERS COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

ESTABLISHED BY CHARTER ANNO DOMINI 1637.





And here you can find additional informations about this house:
Worshipful Company of Gunmakers







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  • This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

    – J. Doe
    4 hours ago



















  • This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

    – J. Doe
    4 hours ago

















This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

– J. Doe
4 hours ago





This is the example I was looking for and isn't cut/paste of Wikipedia. Thanks!

– J. Doe
4 hours ago











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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.



Example



English Example (Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1885: Seventh Year: an Unconventional Handbook)



The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.






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  • Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






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    @J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

    – jwenting
    21 hours ago











  • @jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 1





    @J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

    – muru
    19 hours ago






  • 1





    I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago
















15














Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.



Example



English Example (Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1885: Seventh Year: an Unconventional Handbook)



The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.






share|improve this answer










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  • Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 10





    @J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

    – jwenting
    21 hours ago











  • @jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 1





    @J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

    – muru
    19 hours ago






  • 1





    I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago














15












15








15







Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.



Example



English Example (Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1885: Seventh Year: an Unconventional Handbook)



The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.






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Certainly. A.D. is short for the latin anno domini (in the year of the lord), and in latin grammar that phrase is placed in front of the year number.



Example



English Example (Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1885: Seventh Year: an Unconventional Handbook)



The Chicago Manual of Style notes that the usage in English should follow that - unfortunately I can only provide secondary references for that.







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  • Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 10





    @J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

    – jwenting
    21 hours ago











  • @jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 1





    @J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

    – muru
    19 hours ago






  • 1





    I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago



















  • Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 10





    @J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

    – jwenting
    21 hours ago











  • @jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

    – J. Doe
    21 hours ago






  • 1





    @J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

    – muru
    19 hours ago






  • 1





    I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

    – Fizz
    17 hours ago

















Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

– J. Doe
21 hours ago





Firstly, for A.D. you provided a Latin example. Could you provide an English example? Secondly, is the Chicago Manual of Style not publicly available?

– J. Doe
21 hours ago




10




10





@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

– jwenting
21 hours ago





@J.Doe the phrase is Latin, its correct use is the Latin form. It was in use long before such a thing as English even existed.

– jwenting
21 hours ago













@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

– J. Doe
21 hours ago





@jwenting I meant an english example where the numbers are in english (although A.D. is in latin).

– J. Doe
21 hours ago




1




1





@J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

– muru
19 hours ago





@J.Doe see, for example, Dickens' Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens reports an inscription in English: "... on Sunday, 22nd September, A.D. 1560."

– muru
19 hours ago




1




1





I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

– Fizz
17 hours ago





I can confirm the CMS says "Note that the Latin abbreviations AD and AH precede the year number, whereas the others [non-Latin origin] follow it".

– Fizz
17 hours ago



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