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unsolicited and pedantic language footnote: The word "arcane" means
obscure, mysterious, and complicated; the writer was probably intending
"archaic."
Ron Roizen
Still landlocked in Idaho
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On Behalf Of Jared Sherman
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:08 PM
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Subject: Re: Definition Drift, WAS: Bowditch 1995 Table 18
Jim, I'm afraid that giving bearings "by the clock" is going to fall by the
wayside. Kids now entering college have usually learned time in school by
digital clocks and digital wristwatches. If you tell them "it's at two
oclock" they actually stop and calculate. Or just stop. Personally I still
prefer an analog clock and watch for many reasons, but it is becoming the
arcane tool.
