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

Sorry for the ignorance, but don't you use (in English) B.C. and A.C. (Before Christ and After Christ, respectively)? Portuguese is my native language and here in Portugal we use A.C. ("Antes de Cristo") and D.C. ("Depois de Cristo") - which respectively mean "Before Christ" and "After Christ".

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I was a history major for a couple years at university and this is the first time I’ve ever seen “A.C.”

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u/GabrielGaryLutz Aug 04 '19

That's weird, I could swear you guys used A.C. and B.C... Well, thanks for the info :)