Re: boustrophedon (was: Atlantis II)

On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Nik Taylor wrote:

> Henrik Theiling wrote:
> > On the other hand, I'm totally incapable of choosing the right word
> > for left and right.
>
> Interesting.  I have no problem with that, early on I used the mnemonic
> of reading, you start on the left, and go to the right.  However, I do
> often confuse east and west.  There's been many times when I made a map,
> and marked, say, East Province for the westernmost province, or West
> Province for the easternmost.  :-)
I have trouble keeping east and west apart in Valdyas, but that's
probably because the east has things I associate with Western Europe
(mild climate, wine-growing, prosperous towns) and the west things I
associate with Eastern Europe and Central Asia (endless grassy
plains, poor crops, nomadic people).

   Irina

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           Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay.
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