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__", because it's grammatically incorrect to say "the year 6 the year of ou=
r
Lord".  And there was no "AD 6" either, because at the time no one used a
calendar based on an estimate of the year of Jesus' birth.  That year would
have been known as "758 AUC" or 759 depending on who you ask


On 4/5/06, Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO <brian.kelsay at kcc.usda.gov>
wrote:
>
> From my brother the math teacher:
>
> Actually it has already happened 2000 years ago in the year 6 AD.
> It is now 2006 so it does not quite work out.
>
> 01:02:03 04/05/06  should be  01:02:03 04/05/2006.
>
> This is the state of our mathematics.
>
>

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<div>From the Grammar Nazi:&nbsp; There was no year &quot;6 AD&quot;.&nbsp;=
 There is &quot; __ BC&quot;&nbsp;or &quot;AD __&quot;, because it's gramma=
tically incorrect to say &quot;the year 6 the year of our Lord&quot;.&nbsp;=
 And there was no &quot;AD 6&quot; either, because at the time no one used =
a calendar based on an estimate of the year of&nbsp;Jesus' birth.&nbsp; Tha=
t year would have been known as &quot;758 AUC&quot; or 759 depending on who=
 you ask
</div>
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<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4/5/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">K=
elsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO</b> &lt;<a onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtL=
ink(window,event,this)" href=3D"mailto:brian.kelsay at kcc.usda.gov" target=3D=
"_blank">
brian.kelsay at kcc.usda.gov</a>&gt; wrote:</span>=20
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">From my brother the math teacher=
:<br><br>Actually it has already happened 2000 years ago in the year 6 AD.=
=20
<br>It is now 2006 so it does not quite work out.<br><br>01:02:03 04/05/06&=
nbsp;&nbsp;should be&nbsp;&nbsp;01:02:03 04/05/2006.<br><br>This is the sta=
te of our mathematics.<br><br></blockquote></div>

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