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Re: Definition Drift, WAS: Bowditch 1995 Table 18
From: Ron Roizen
Date: 2005 Feb 3, 12:55 -0800
From: Ron Roizen
Date: 2005 Feb 3, 12:55 -0800
Well, I'm not so sure. The writer suggested analog watches were "...becoming the arcane tool." That "becoming" rather suggests that "archaic" was the better word choice. Does an object "become" more and more complex as time passes? Ron -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Jim Thompson Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:44 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: Definition Drift, WAS: Bowditch 1995 Table 18 Well, heh-heh, no, I suspect that some kids unfamiliar with analog timepieces might in fact consider them arcane, much the way they privately view our increasingly archaic generation (obscure, mysterious, and complicated). Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Roizen > unsolicited and pedantic language footnote: The word "arcane" means > obscure, mysterious, and complicated; the writer was probably intending > "archaic." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jared Sherman > Personally I still > prefer an analog clock and watch for many reasons, but it is becoming the > arcane tool.
