Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareDo any languages have words for left & right that start with the same letter?Acamon@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecatreadingabook@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoMost people in first world countries will probably understand ‘L’ and ‘R’ anyway. But hypothetically, the problem could probably be solved by adding another letter, the same way we know that ‘T’ is for ‘Tuesday’ and ‘Th’ is for ‘Thursday.’
minus-squareAcamon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoI work with a lot of nonnative English speakers, and someone sent out an invite to a meeting on Thueisday and my brain melted.
minus-squareHardlightCereal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAh, a Brooklyner “Toisday”
Most people in first world countries will probably understand ‘L’ and ‘R’ anyway. But hypothetically, the problem could probably be solved by adding another letter, the same way we know that ‘T’ is for ‘Tuesday’ and ‘Th’ is for ‘Thursday.’
I work with a lot of nonnative English speakers, and someone sent out an invite to a meeting on Thueisday and my brain melted.
Ah, a Brooklyner
“Toisday”