I agree - "c." (as in "c. 1606") sounds a lot more professional/ academic/less woolly-minded than "?" or "before". mg On 20 Mar 2007, at 15:08, scríobh Mark Crispin: > ... simply "(c.1606)" should do. - - Marion Gunn * EGTeo (Estab.1991) 27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn, Baile an Bhóthair, Co. Átha Cliath, Éire. * mgunn at egt.ie * eamonn at egt.ie *