re: #70 May Day! May Day!

By the same logic AD is not different from CE, since they denote the very same supposed event.

Uhm, no. CE does not enclose any notion of deference or reverence.

Moreover, by the same logic then it would make no difference if he spelled it out further: “in the year of our Lord and God Jesus Christ”.

Again, no. Totally different semantical issue. And please don’t throw around the phrase “by the same logic” if you do not, in fact, apply the same logic or treat content indifferently.

The simple fact is that words employed do matter, and specific phrasing can add to the meaning. I think those who think otherwise are deluding themselves.

That’s exactly what I am arguing.