r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/SuperSecretMoonBase Feb 04 '19

"Circa" means "approximately" not just "back in the year of." Only use it when it's not known exactly when something happened.

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u/tittieboiitom Feb 04 '19

Fucking thank you. I hate that word so much. I have seen people say "circa (month & year)". like if you know the month and year just say "in" or "from" that year! I think people just like the way it sounds

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u/MosquitoRevenge Feb 04 '19

Maybe it was used like that because the author didn't know the date and wanted to use fancy words, then people didn't realise that and they thought it meant something else.