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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
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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.
