> > b) why would the term be in English?
>
> The first is a good point, but the second isn't.
>
> Consider the number of Christian Fundamentalists who insist that The Bible Is The Literally True Word Of God, and then quote an English translation.
> The only possible conclusion is that The Bible Is The Literally True Word Of God, But Only In English.
>


Not to mention that "Before Christ" works in English.

I was always told it was 'after death' until I finally got it through my thick little skull that there was a reason I saw 'anna domini' everywhere. Took a bit before I heard enough Latin phrases to understand it, though.

Chr"oh"is