When can we talk about a building having an “ancient history”? [on hold]
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I've come across the following sentence:
This Gate leads onto the vast Grand Courtyard whose facades reflect the ancient history of the building.
May this phrase be applied to a castle built in the early 17th century? What other alternatives are there?
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Patrick
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I've come across the following sentence:
This Gate leads onto the vast Grand Courtyard whose facades reflect the ancient history of the building.
May this phrase be applied to a castle built in the early 17th century? What other alternatives are there?
phrases vocabulary
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by choster, J. Taylor, Nigel J, bookmanu, Mark Beadles Dec 4 at 22:03
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
In common usage, there is no definitive threshold for "ancient". In certain technical jargons, there is, but unless you're using the word inside those technical communities, the threshold you have in mind will not be communicated.
– Dan Bron
Dec 3 at 16:09
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Welcome to EL&U. Where is this sentence from? Why do you question the use of ancient here? Even among, say, academic historians, using ancient with a 17th-century building wouldn't be incorrect if the context is clear that ancient refers to very advanced age and not to a specific period in the history of a particular civilization; without additional context, there isn't much for us to explain beyond that.
– choster
Dec 3 at 20:01
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I've come across the following sentence:
This Gate leads onto the vast Grand Courtyard whose facades reflect the ancient history of the building.
May this phrase be applied to a castle built in the early 17th century? What other alternatives are there?
phrases vocabulary
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
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I've come across the following sentence:
This Gate leads onto the vast Grand Courtyard whose facades reflect the ancient history of the building.
May this phrase be applied to a castle built in the early 17th century? What other alternatives are there?
phrases vocabulary
phrases vocabulary
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
141
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
141
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
141
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
141
asked Dec 3 at 16:02
Patrick
141
141
put on hold as primarily opinion-based by choster, J. Taylor, Nigel J, bookmanu, Mark Beadles Dec 4 at 22:03
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as primarily opinion-based by choster, J. Taylor, Nigel J, bookmanu, Mark Beadles Dec 4 at 22:03
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
In common usage, there is no definitive threshold for "ancient". In certain technical jargons, there is, but unless you're using the word inside those technical communities, the threshold you have in mind will not be communicated.
– Dan Bron
Dec 3 at 16:09
1
Welcome to EL&U. Where is this sentence from? Why do you question the use of ancient here? Even among, say, academic historians, using ancient with a 17th-century building wouldn't be incorrect if the context is clear that ancient refers to very advanced age and not to a specific period in the history of a particular civilization; without additional context, there isn't much for us to explain beyond that.
– choster
Dec 3 at 20:01
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In common usage, there is no definitive threshold for "ancient". In certain technical jargons, there is, but unless you're using the word inside those technical communities, the threshold you have in mind will not be communicated.
– Dan Bron
Dec 3 at 16:09
1
Welcome to EL&U. Where is this sentence from? Why do you question the use of ancient here? Even among, say, academic historians, using ancient with a 17th-century building wouldn't be incorrect if the context is clear that ancient refers to very advanced age and not to a specific period in the history of a particular civilization; without additional context, there isn't much for us to explain beyond that.
– choster
Dec 3 at 20:01
In common usage, there is no definitive threshold for "ancient". In certain technical jargons, there is, but unless you're using the word inside those technical communities, the threshold you have in mind will not be communicated.
– Dan Bron
Dec 3 at 16:09
In common usage, there is no definitive threshold for "ancient". In certain technical jargons, there is, but unless you're using the word inside those technical communities, the threshold you have in mind will not be communicated.
– Dan Bron
Dec 3 at 16:09
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Welcome to EL&U. Where is this sentence from? Why do you question the use of ancient here? Even among, say, academic historians, using ancient with a 17th-century building wouldn't be incorrect if the context is clear that ancient refers to very advanced age and not to a specific period in the history of a particular civilization; without additional context, there isn't much for us to explain beyond that.
– choster
Dec 3 at 20:01
Welcome to EL&U. Where is this sentence from? Why do you question the use of ancient here? Even among, say, academic historians, using ancient with a 17th-century building wouldn't be incorrect if the context is clear that ancient refers to very advanced age and not to a specific period in the history of a particular civilization; without additional context, there isn't much for us to explain beyond that.
– choster
Dec 3 at 20:01
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In common usage, there is no definitive threshold for "ancient". In certain technical jargons, there is, but unless you're using the word inside those technical communities, the threshold you have in mind will not be communicated.
– Dan Bron
Dec 3 at 16:09
1
Welcome to EL&U. Where is this sentence from? Why do you question the use of ancient here? Even among, say, academic historians, using ancient with a 17th-century building wouldn't be incorrect if the context is clear that ancient refers to very advanced age and not to a specific period in the history of a particular civilization; without additional context, there isn't much for us to explain beyond that.
– choster
Dec 3 at 20:01