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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 31 points 6 months ago (3 children)

How do we know they mean BC as in "Before Christ" and not BC as in "Before Cambrian?"

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because they're speaking modern English.

[–] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 7 points 6 months ago

Except that person is a time traveler, so they would be speaking modern English regardless

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Before he was famous or before he was infamous? 🤔

[–] enleeten 2 points 6 months ago
[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"Before" implies something hasn't happened yet, therefore if they know it's before "something" they must be a time traveller from some after C, whatever the C might be.