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shagbark Started conversation Nov 2, 2008
It is nice to see that he BBC is not bending to the politically correct using CE and BCE like some other sites do.
I would hope BC and AD continue to be the standard eras on H2G2.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Apr 29, 2009
I also am pleased. Since the calendar is dated from the (approximate) birth of Jesus Christ anyway, no matter what you call it, I don't see any point in disguising the fact.
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