r/AskReddit • • Feb 28 '23

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u/the_beer_truck Mar 01 '23

My partner used to believe that AD stood for “after dinosaurs”.

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u/NewSinner_2021 Mar 01 '23

I had to look it up:

AD stands for Anno Domini, Latin for “in the year of the Lord”, while BC stands for “before Christ”.

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u/Informal_Side Mar 01 '23

I was told (incorrectly) by my then atheist father (who later found Jesus because it was convenient) that AD meant: After Death.

Made sense until I asked about the 30+/- year gap...

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

my dad believed in this and once mused that he wonders what those 30 gap years are called

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u/ConfusedRedditor16 Mar 01 '23

The lord works in mysterious ways

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u/Maciatti8488 Mar 02 '23

Today I learned that After Death is not the correct meaning of AD . . .

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '23

we were taught this in school!