A Conversation for The Calendar in Anno Domini (AD)
Anno Domini
Researcher 206236 Started conversation Oct 14, 2002
Has anyone noticed that after writing "Those who do know what the letters mean will realise that the letters properly go before a date, not after it" at the very beginning of this article, dates are written "1 AD", "2 AD" and "2000 AD" later on in the article? Errr, what's going on here?
Anno Domini
SchrEck Inc. Posted Oct 15, 2002
Hi Researcher 206236,
welcome to h2g2! I've noticed that this is your first posting here. 
Thanks for reading the entry and actually commenting on it. 
What you've noticed is explained later in the text, in one of the footnotes: Given the translation of 'Anno Domini', the abbrevation 'AD 2000' would indeed be correct, rather than '2000 AD'. But, in written English and also on h2g2 it is customary to use the 'wrong' format, that's the reason.
SchrEck Inc.
Key: Complain about this post
Anno Domini
More Conversations for The Calendar in Anno Domini (AD)
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."