Re: CHAT: Visigoths (was: YADPT (D=Dutch))
| From: | Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 13, 2003, 15:33 |
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At 13:59 13.11.2003, Tristan McLeay wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Peter Bleackley wrote:
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> > Staving Ray Brown:
> >
> > >I've come across both usages in the UK - but 'anticlockwise'
> > >is IME the more common. 'counterclockwise' has a more
> > >"folksy" feel to it (therefore, I prefer it).
> > >
> >
> > Anticlockwise is what I normally use, although I'm quite used to hearing
>
>Anticlockwise is the norm in Australi; counterclockwise is considered an
>Americanism (even if it's not originally from America).
In spite of digitalization rotation clocks don't
seem to be falling out of use (probably because
once you learn how they are quicker to read),
but if they would, these terms would become as
completely unhelpful as they are long. Perhaps
one might say "rightwise" and "leftwise" instead.
At least that's an idea for a conlang!
/BP 8^)
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