sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoHappy International Left 👈 Handed Daylemmy.tfimagemessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1909arrow-down123
arrow-up1886arrow-down1imageHappy International Left 👈 Handed Daylemmy.tfsabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoSince handedness is genetic, there is a chance that that’s what she was told when she learned to use the right hand (pun intended)
minus-squareGsus4@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 year agohttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/39092/how-did-sinister-the-latin-word-for-left-handed-get-its-current-meaning yea, stupid ideas are contagious and latch onto language and culture, apparently. In Italian, left is still “sinistra”, so that creates other fun puns like learning to use the sinister hand.
Since handedness is genetic, there is a chance that that’s what she was told when she learned to use the right hand (pun intended)
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/39092/how-did-sinister-the-latin-word-for-left-handed-get-its-current-meaning yea, stupid ideas are contagious and latch onto language and culture, apparently. In Italian, left is still “sinistra”, so that creates other fun puns like learning to use the sinister hand.