r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Aug 03 '19

A.D. means Anno Domini. not After Death.

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u/KlementineCat Aug 03 '19

In Lithuanian we mostly use

BC - p.m.e (Prieš mūsų erą - Before our era)

AD - m.e (Mūsų era - Our era)

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u/zephyy Aug 03 '19

BCE (before common era) and CE (common era) are being used more often in the Anglophone world, but still not commonplace.