AD after or before year?

You are not the only one asking this question. It has been replied in both ways.

But take a look here, sounds reasonable: Nasa

In France (as Francis should know) AD refers to Velveeta is a brandname of processed cheese first made in 1918 by Swiss immigrant Emil Frey of the Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, New York. In 1923,

Sorry to update your information, Dys (the).

This particular Velveeta was a LC and not a AD. In addition, it's not sold in France.

Either usage form is acceptable in the American language. However, Americans increasingly use CE (current era) rather than AD (anno domini), and BCE (before the current era) rather than BC (before Christ).

In my experience, CE and BCE only appear after the date, and never before. With AD, in the American language, either usage works.

Yes, CE and BCE are used nowadays, as they are unrelated to any religious concept.

Concerning AD and BC: Europeans use BC after the year (Caesar was born 100 BC) and AD before the year (Luther was born AD 1748).

That's because we follow the (original) Latin tradition.


(CJ's dates above are certainly just raw data ... :wink: )