Many Jewish scholars prefer CE/BCE. I'd argue strongly for using
those terms (rather than AD/BC) if dates need to be identified in articles
on subjects like Jewish history or the Talmud.
Oh, and an idle question: "A.D." is Latin, so makes as much sense in
a French context as an English one (in both cases, validated by custom
and familiarity), but what's the French equivalent of "B.C."?
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Vicki Rosenzweig
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