> Did someone with authority change the meaning of "circa" while my > back was turned? I always thought it meant "sometime around then" > and if so, then "sometime around 1967" can easily be "sometime > around 1968" or "sometime around 1966" -- at least until a real firm > fact can be found, at which point it becomes "before 31 Jun 1967" or > "after 15 Dec 1966" ... and even then, 1967 IS after 1966! > > Even for a dedicated nit-picker, this seems too small to fret over. > > Cheryl Singhals <singhals@erols.com> If a female wants to be 39, she places "circa" before the year of choice. It could also be the plural of circus if you don't ask for a source. Hugh Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan)