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Thread #36485   Message #503787
Posted By: Noreen
11-Jul-01 - 04:45 AM
Thread Name: BS: Left/Right confusion
Subject: RE: BS: Left/Right confusion
I'm sure it could be something to do with you being 'fairly ambidextrous', Sarah, in that you make less distinction between the two sides of your body. I seem to be very right handed and find it fairly straightforward to remember rights and lefts- I think it's because right is something like the default value for everything, and left is therefore "other" i.e. the two are easily distinguished and remembered. Don't know if that makes sense to you, but I know what I mean!

I became aware very recently how 'right-dominant' I am. I have a double cupboard in the kitchen with sliding doors. The right half of the cupboard is full, whereas I rarely use the left half. Hmm- I wonder if this gets more pronounced as we get older?

Interesting subject.

Noreen