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Aug 11, 2011 · 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”.
Further, I would regard it unnatural to use circa in speech, even for dates — compare: “We moved here circa 1990” to “We moved here in about 1980”. Circa (or its abbreviations ca or c. ) is used in specialized scientific contexts with measurements for similar reasons, although again its use in verbal presentations is discouraged (by me at least — compare saying et al. in a lecture).
Jul 8, 2014 · 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.
“Ca.” è sicuramente corretta. Se può servire una pezza d'appoggio, nel Nuovo manuale di stile di Roberto Lesina (Zanichelli), a pag. 191 viene data proprio come esempio di quel tipo di abbreviazioni costituite «da una contrazione che conserva lettere iniziali e lettere intermedie o finali del termine, sempre seguit[e] dal punto».
Mar 15, 2019 · 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:
Apr 13, 2017 · 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?
Dec 5, 2013 · "To indicate around, approximately, or about, the unitalicised abbreviation c. is preferred over circa, ca, ca., approximately, or approx., and should be spaced (c. 1291). Do not use a question mark for this function (1291?), as this may imply to the reader an uncertainty on the part of Wikipedia editors rather than on the part of reliable historians."
Aug 26, 2018 · I have never seen circa capitalized. – Lambie. Commented Aug 26, 2018 at 13:34. 2.
ca. is an abbreviation from circa meaning around. So ca. 1828 means around 1828. Share. Improve this answer.
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