Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange E g Circa the Pacific Highway would be incorrect Because "circa" is used to mean approximately in dates and measures, people would naturally use it to mean approximately even outside of dates and measures, partly due to ignorance of the fact that "circa" is used only for dates and measures, and partly out of inconsideration of the rules of usage
syntactic analysis - Use circa at the end of a sentence - English . . . The word circa is not typically used in that context The Oxford Dictionary says circa PREPOSITION (often preceding a date) approximately ‘the church was built circa 1860’ The sentence is clumsy in both versions and the use of circa seems pretentious I suggest rewriting the sentence in one of these ways: I will be able to finish my work by the beginning of August I will be able to
circa vs around - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Consider this sentence: Who founded the Academy circa around 387 BC? Is "circa" the best word to write, or is it "around"? Or does there exist another word that is more appropriate?
Origin and usage of copypasta - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Its origin is quite simple and intuitive: An English portmanteau of “copy” “paste”, the term “copypasta” is believed to have been coined by 4chan’s Anon community circa 2006 One of the earliest reference articles on “copypasta” was submitted to Encyclopedia Dramatica in September 2006
Evolution of the word dick - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The earliest citation for dick in the sense of "penis" in J E Lighter, The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1997) is from a book titled Stag Party, published circa 1888, according to Lighter The cited example there unmistakably uses dick in its genital sense