When I've seen the "c-underbar" in print, it has always meant "circa", as in "circa 1800". Jim
At 10:14 PM 2001-12-01 +0000 Saturday, Michael Everson wrote: >>(As a side note, this "o-underbar" form reminds me of the "c-underbar" which >>is sometimes used in handwritten English to mean "with." Does anyone know >>the origin of this symbol? Is it possibly derived from the Latin word cum, >>meaning "with"? Does it have any claim to being a character in its own >>right?) > >I've never seen this in handwritten English. Cappelli's Dizionario di >Abbreviature latine ed italiane shows several abbreviations for cum, none >of which are a c with underbar. ======================================================================== Jim Melton --- Editor of ISO/IEC 9075-* (SQL) Phone: +1.801.942.0144 Oracle Corporation Oracle Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1930 Viscounti Drive Standards email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sandy, UT 84093-1063 Personal email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] USA Fax : +1.801.942.3345 ======================================================================== = Facts are facts. However, any opinions expressed are the opinions = = only of myself and may or may not reflect the opinions of anybody = = else with whom I may or may not have discussed the issues at hand. = ========================================================================