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Re: Clockwise without clocks

From:Elyse M. Grasso <emgrasso@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 17:43
On Wednesday 30 March 2005 12:31 pm, Elyse M. Grasso wrote:
> sunwise and deosil > There's a reason north hemispere clocks run the direction they do... > On Wednesday 30 March 2005 12:17 pm, Geoff Horswood wrote: > > So how would you express the ideas of "clockwise" and "anticlockwise" in a > > culture that doesn't have clocks? > > > > -movement of the sun? shadows? > > -to the left/right? (but is that the part closest to you or furthest away? > > > > Geoff > > > > -- > Elyse Grasso > > The World of Cherani Station > www.data-raptors.com/cherani/index.html > Cherani Tradespeech > www.data-raptors.com/cherani/tradespeech.html >
Ack.... note to self, do not try to type while eating lunch. That should be sunwise (deosil) and widdershins. -- Elyse Grasso The World of Cherani Station www.data-raptors.com/cherani/index.html Cherani Tradespeech www.data-raptors.com/cherani/tradespeech.html