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B.C. And A.D. Abbreviations Fading Into History
POSTED: 11:50 am EST March 25, 2005 AP
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Is B.C. history?
A growing number of schools across the country are changing B.C. -- which stands for Before Christ -- to B.C.E., or Before the Common Era. A.D. -- for anno Domini, Latin for year of the Lord -- is becoming C.E. for Common Era.
Many historians and college instructors started using the new forms in the 1980s and now it's found in some school texts.
UCLA professor Gary Nash -- director of the National Center for History in Schools -- said the usage of B.C.E. and C.E. is fairly common now. He says using the new terms makes sense in the global age.
But some critics say it's all P.C. -- for political correctness.
Gilbert Sewall, director of the American Textbook Council, said he finds the trend "distressing," but points out that most major textbook companies have adopted the new terms.
B.C. And A.D. Abbreviations Fading Into History
POSTED: 11:50 am EST March 25, 2005 AP
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Is B.C. history?
A growing number of schools across the country are changing B.C. -- which stands for Before Christ -- to B.C.E., or Before the Common Era. A.D. -- for anno Domini, Latin for year of the Lord -- is becoming C.E. for Common Era.
Many historians and college instructors started using the new forms in the 1980s and now it's found in some school texts.
UCLA professor Gary Nash -- director of the National Center for History in Schools -- said the usage of B.C.E. and C.E. is fairly common now. He says using the new terms makes sense in the global age.
But some critics say it's all P.C. -- for political correctness.
Gilbert Sewall, director of the American Textbook Council, said he finds the trend "distressing," but points out that most major textbook companies have adopted the new terms.
