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Thread #157255   Message #3710266
Posted By: meself
20-May-15 - 10:28 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: ambiguous colloquialisms ?
Subject: RE: Folklore: ambiguous colloquialisms ?
I have just discovered after many decades that not only can you unscrew (lefty-loosey) the cap of a rum bottle, to open it, but you can screw it back on again (righty-tighty), to close it. Why didn't anyone ever tell me that?