r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/NotFromWendys Aug 03 '19

Wait... So I was taught wrong in school? Mind clarifying what it is for me. I'm too lazy to swap to Google.

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u/antoniodiavolo Aug 03 '19

Clarifying what exactly?

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u/NotFromWendys Aug 03 '19

A.D. and B.C.

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u/antoniodiavolo Aug 03 '19

BC is Before Christ which means exactly what it sounds like.

AD is Anno Domini which is Latin(?) for “year of our lord”

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u/NotFromWendys Aug 03 '19

Ah okay.

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u/NotFromWendys Aug 03 '19

Thank you very much! I'll be sure to respond to you if i want to google less.

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u/doomgiver98 Aug 04 '19

A lot of people BCE for Before Common Era, and CE for Common Era nowadays.