Having recently returned to grad school, I am finding ca. more and more.
I think that c. is still acceptable, but I believe ca. Is preferred since c.
also can stand for century (as in 19th c.).

I don't think that helps, but its a shot!

On 5/24/05 3:05 PM, "David Lynx" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We seem to be having an ongoing discussion about the proper way to
> abbreviate Circa..
> 
> Some people have it as c.1890 or c1890 or ca.1890
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