> Many style guides either prefer positioning "A.D." after dates or accept both before and after positions. Then they're wrong. It's a Latin abbreviation, and

> Many style guides either prefer positioning "A.D." after dates or accept both before and after positions. Then they're wrong. It's a Latin abbreviation, and correct Latin is written 'anno Domini 2017,' not '2017 anno domini.' The NYT agreed back in 1997: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/17/magazine/bc-ad-or-bce-ce.html http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/17/magazine/bc-ad-or-bce-ce.h...