@UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to

Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

-16

How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

@UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to

Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

You must log in or register to comment.

HotTopNewOld

Chat

@CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
link
fedilink
English
3•1 year ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwise
- @UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.worksOP
  link
  fedilink
  -3•1 year ago
  Thank you. That’s what this whole post is based on.
  
  Why does Big Ben get to decide which arbitrary way I say left turning?

Asklemmy@lemmy.ml

!asklemmy@lemmy.ml

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !asklemmy@lemmy.ml

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it’s welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

_Icon _by _{@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de}

1 user / day
1 user / week
1 user / month
1 user / 6 months
0 subscribers
3.52K Posts
85.8K Comments
Modlog