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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by ThePadawan on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @03:18AM (#33716506)
As a European who often reads material targeted at Americans, I would just assume that is what the author is doing here.

The standards for "ancient" are simply relative to your own cultural history. A 200 year old building in the US is ancient - a 800 year old building in Germany is also ancient.

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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by Jorengarenar on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:13AM (#33717295)
The use of word "ancient" you present here is correct only in very colloquial meaning; it's akin to calling your grandpa a dinosaur. Neither 200 years ago in USA nor 800 year ago in Germany are ancient times in proper meaning of this word.
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