sabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf ) to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 years agoHappy International Left 👈 Handed Daylemmy.tfimagemessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1532
arrow-up1532imageHappy International Left 👈 Handed Daylemmy.tfsabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf ) to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squarelugal ( lugal@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years 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 ( Gsus4@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years 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.