>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?)
Perhaps a corruption of "c-overbar," which is a medical abbreviaton for "with," sometimes used by nurses, doctors, and pharmacies?
