Comment on If civilization continues to the year 9999, is the idea to go to year 10.000, or...?

kzhe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  BC - Before Christ

  AD - After Christ (but in Latin)

  ADR - After Christ Returns

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  • olsonexi@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    AD - After Christ (but in Latin)

    eh… not quite

    it actually stands for “Anno Domini”, which is latin, but means “in the year of the lord”

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    • rappo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      we should really update this to “After when some people thought Jesus was born but they fucked up by 4-6 years. Also why is there no year zero?”

      AWSPTJWBBTFUB4YAWITNYZ doesn’t really roll off the tongue, though. Maybe it’s better if someone can translate that into Latin.

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      • Antimoon51@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That doesn’t work, PC is alfeady taken

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