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WHAT DOES CIRCA MEAN ?

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~ Maryclare

~ Maryclare Report 6 Aug 2005 02:38

I SEE THIS IN RELATION TO DATE BUT DONT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS OR HOW AND WHEN IT IS USED. MANY THANKS MARYCLARE

~ Maryclare

~ Maryclare Report 6 Aug 2005 02:51

thankyou grace nite nite maryclare

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 6 Aug 2005 08:53

If you want an easy way to remember WHY it means what it does... It's related to our word for CIRCLE - so it's 'round about' a date. It's used in any context to mean 'approximately' ... or 'round about', so you can use it for quantity (ca 5 tons; ca 5000 names on my tree - I wish; and such), temperature (ca 37 degrees), etc. as well. Christine