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The Abbreviation: "ca."
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Someone wrote me a email saying:
"Looking for someone who can design ca. 25 static comps"
What the hell does that mean? Google is giving me nothing. Please help.
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Circa.
This person wants around 25 static comps (whatever that is). Presumably, if you designed him/her 24 or 26 static comps, you'd be all right.
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That's insane. What the hell does he need 25 design for?
thanks, CharlesS
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That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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I’ve never heard someone use it that way. Usually the word is used in history books, for example; This is a photo of Downtown San Diego ca. 1914.
Originally Posted by Railroader
What's a "comp"?
Comprehensive. Some people call it a full mock-up.
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Originally Posted by Apple Pro Underwear
"Looking for someone who can design ca. 25 static comps"
Shouldn't it be approx.?
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Originally Posted by iMOTOR
I’ve never heard someone use it that way. Usually the word is used in history books, for example; This is a photo of Downtown San Diego ca. 1914.
Usually. However, I can't think of anything else it could mean in that context.
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Originally Posted by iMOTOR
I’ve never heard someone use it that way. Usually the word is used in history books, for example; This is a photo of Downtown San Diego ca. 1914.
Comprehensive. Some people call it a full mock-up.
I always thought it was composition?
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I use "ca." and "circa" with some regularity. It's one of the most common Latin terms we use in English, after "e.g." and "i.e." (exempli gratia "example given" and id est "that is").
Oh yeah, "ca." is in the Mac OS X dictionary, so if you just type it into Spotlight, it comes right up.
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Yeah, it means “about”, so people often use it when talking approximate dates, but it’s okay to use in other contexts too.
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In my experience, a "static comp" would mean a non-functional mockup of a website design. Basically a big Photoshop image. 25 or so for a single site design is insane. I suspect the requester (and user of "ca") is a marketing dept droid. Sounds like one, anyway. The type who uses "impact" instead of both "affect" and "effect".
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I always thought that circa was used in context with time: circa 25 years ago or circa 200 BC.
I didn't think was was applicable for a quantity. Who the hell says I need "circa 25 pieces"?
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For the record, if the writer is a non-native speaker, that could easily explain it. In all the Scandinavian languages, for example, cirka (Danish, Swedish) or sirka (Norwegian) is the common, everyday word for ‘about/approximately’. Using it in non-temporal contexts in English does sound awkward, I agree.
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Non-english speaker? That 'splains it.
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I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
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Yeah, but let's get back to the 25 thing... what the hell?
25 unique designs for one site? Can that be right? What the hell?
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Originally Posted by Oisín
For the record, if the writer is a non-native speaker, that could easily explain it. In all the Scandinavian languages, for example, cirka (Danish, Swedish) or sirka (Norwegian) is the common, everyday word for ‘about/approximately’. Using it in non-temporal contexts in English does sound awkward, I agree.
What? Since when did we stop writing it like cirka? I've never seen it spelt 'sirka'. But yes, circa is a synonym of approximately (even in English).
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OS X's Dictionary says:
Originally Posted by OS X's Dictionary
circa |ˈsərkə|
preposition
(often preceding a date) approximately : built circa 1935.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: Latin.
I've never seen it used outside of the date context. Personally, I like the "~" symbol (even if I am not using it correctly, I still like it).
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
What? Since when did we stop writing it like cirka? I've never seen it spelt 'sirka'. But yes, circa is a synonym of approximately (even in English).
Whoops. My instinct to let Norwegian spelling automatically win over everything else made me a bit trigger-happy there. Apparently, both are possible.
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Not every one of the 'Norwegifications' of the later reforms seems to have stuck.
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