Word: archaicism
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...under the broiler, a steak fried in a pan. Scramble an egg; toss a salad. I think that the industrial food industry, the processed food industry, has spent a lot of money and has been very effective in convincing us that cooking is something difficult, some sort of archaic knowledge that is hard to unravel...
Although it appears that the committee’s discussion centered around Final Clubs, these archaic secret societies are likely to be the least affected by the changes. The new proposal, which would give “independent” groups limited access to space and resources, will likely seem unappealing to Final Clubs, which have plenty of space, money, and social capital. Ever since the University chose to no longer recognize Final Clubs, the private institutions have managed on their own, relying on the generosity of their alumni—and Harvard’s lack of social alternatives?...
...it’s not a support group for those undergrads who have a hard time discerning red from green. It would instead be for those who feel that the idea of one’s skin tone playing a major role in his or her life is archaic and ridiculous...
Though this snub has not sent crashing shockwaves across the Atlantic and into Boston Harbor, this seemingly archaic expression of parental approval of marriage, or matchmaking in the absence of parents, is not limited only to Balmoral. There are similar marital confusions and difficulties present in the United States...
...Some rules make sense. In Britain, for example, people installing gas boilers are required to undergo special safety training. But dozens of other regulations seem arbitrary or archaic. Several countries will only grant telecommunications service licenses to residents, for example. Belgium, for one, requires many types of service companies, including advertising agencies, to notify authorities any time they send people to Brussels to work for a client there, giving details of their names and how long they'll be working in the country. "You have to jump through all these hoops," complains Phil Murphy of Britain's Advertising Association...