'''Date formats''' used in academia used to indicate years in two forms: B.C. and A.D. In recent decades this has shifted to BCE and CE, possibly to deflect attention from the Latin phrase ''anno domini'' (year of our Lord) towards which some non-Christians might object. See [[political correctness]]. | '''Date formats''' used in academia used to indicate years in two forms: B.C. and A.D. In recent decades this has shifted to BCE and CE, possibly to deflect attention from the Latin phrase ''anno domini'' (year of our Lord) towards which some non-Christians might object. See [[political correctness]]. |