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    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    Because when we do need to distinguish, we need something! Do you not think this might be partly why you probably haven't seen BCE/CE much outside academic texts - because, like you say, there isn't much need to use them anyway? There are a lot more dates in academic texts than in daily...
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    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    If you feel it's inconsequential, why does it matter enough that you're so bothered? The whole point of trying to spread the terms is so that you'll see it outside of academia? That's... kind of how new terms work! If some terms make more sense than other terms and people would prefer to use...
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    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    Weeell I've seen BCE/CE becoming more used in academia in general? No doubt it will get more and more common in time.
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    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    I... can't really see this happening? I use BCE/CE whenever I can! Occasionally there'll be times where whoever I'm talking to doesn't know what I'm talking about, in which case I'd rather explain than preemptively use BC/AD, because usually people agree that it's much better!
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