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Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Using circa with an exact, verified set of dates is wrong Recently, I edited a client’s work to correct “the poet John Keats lived c 1795–1821” Recently, I edited a client’s work to correct “the poet John Keats lived c 1795–1821”
Use of circa in relation to time - English Language Usage Stack . . . The definition of "circa" is generally regarded as "approximately" in relation to dates However, how well can the use of "circa" also be extended to connect a current time? For example, "I go to bed circa midnight " I understand that the word is Latin and substituting its use in English would be highfalutin I'm just curious how well it works
circa vs around - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Circa is Latin, around is English Latin words falute higher than English ones So the decision is yours Are you going to maintain an elevated scholarly tone throughout? Consistency is part of that; once you elevate your prose, readers are more likely to notice when you fail to maintain it than if you're more informal
syntactic analysis - Use circa at the end of a sentence - English . . . The word circa is not typically used in that context The Oxford Dictionary says circa PREPOSITION (often preceding a date) approximately ‘the church was built circa 1860’ The sentence is clumsy in both versions and the use of circa seems pretentious I suggest rewriting the sentence in one of these ways:
word usage - Approximate future date - not circa? - English Language . . . Obviously we can use "circa" for approximate dates in the past But it doesn't feel correct for use with future approximate dates e g "The release will go into live circa 20th May " It still doesn't feel correct even if we're using years rather than specific dates e g "The new development will be completed circa 2019" Thoughts?
Meaning of fl. and seq. - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
Where did the word “quim” come from? - English Language Usage . . . And finally, J S Farmer W E Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, volume 5 (1902) identifies several variants of quim—queme, quimsy, quimbox, and quin—but cites only three examples: Halliwell's "old play" from 1613, a ballad from circa 1707 (see the next section below), and Halliwell's dictionary comment on queme
Pass me by or pass by me? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange And a gospel song that uses the "leave me uncomforted" sense of "pass me by" is "Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior by the Martins (circa 1996): Pass me not, oh gentle Saviour Hear my humble cry While on others thou art calling Do not pass me by