>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?
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