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The Gregorian calendar is the calendar system with most widespread usage in the world today. For decades, it has been the unofficial global standard, recognized by international institutions such as the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union.

The Gregorian calendar is the calendar system with most widespread usage in the world today. For decades, it has been the unofficial global standard, recognized by international institutions such as the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union.

The abbreviation '''BCE''', just as with BC, always follows the year number. Unlike AD, which traditionally precedes the year number, CE always follows the year number (if [[context]] requires that it be written at all). Thus, the current year is written as 2008 in both systems (or, if further clarity is needed, as 2008 CE, or as AD 2008), and the year that [[Socrates]] died is represented as 399 BCE (the same year that is represented by 399 BC in the BC/AD system). The abbreviations are sometimes written with small capital letters, or with periods (e.g., "BCE" or "C.E.").[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era]

The abbreviation '''BCE''', just as with BC, always follows the year number. Unlike AD, which traditionally precedes the year number, CE always follows the year number (if [[context]] requires that it be written at all). Thus, the current year is written as 2008 in both systems (or, if further clarity is needed, as 2008 CE, or as AD 2008), and the year that [[Socrates]] died is represented as 399 BCE (the same year that is represented by 399 BC in the BC/AD system). The abbreviations are sometimes written with small capital letters, or with periods (e.g., "BCE" or "C.E.").[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era]

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