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"Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message
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> You'd think so, but it's not completely true. Left-handers get left • alone, but
> ambidextrous people might not. I have a friend who's about 30 right now, • and he
> once told me that when he was growing up he could write equally well with • either
> hand (and usually wrote with whichever hand was most conveniently able to • grab a
> writing utensil, IIRC), but his teacher kept chiding him for writing with • the
> "wrong hand" when she caught him using his left, until eventually she'd • trained
> it out of him. Now he can only write with his right hand.
I can only write with my left hand.. and only use a scissor with my right. I
use tools with both hands. (Screwdriver, hammer, saw, etc).
(The scissor-thing is probably because I had to use righthanded scissors in
scool)
I play tabletennis with my left.. and ordinary tennis with my right.
Badminton with my right. I can only kick and throw a ball with my right
hand/foot. When I started to play tabletennis I used to swap hands depending
on the game, but I decided to use and develop my left hand.
My conclusion is that I use my left hand when I need more precision and my
right when i need more strength.
BTW, I am hetero. =)
/J
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| (...) I was pretty much ambidexterous when I was young--wrote with both hands until my Gr. 1 or 2 teacher (can't remember which) sat me down and told me to 'pick a hand' 'cause my printing of letters would either slant to the left or to the right, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I actually sat down and examined the way right- and left-handed scissors work and figured out how to use either style in either hand. It's visciously uncomfortable to use scissors in the wrong hand, but it can be done. (...) I've also trained (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Language even still reflects this, as most of us use the "right" hand, and an outmoded synonym for the left is "sinister". (...) You'd think so, but it's not completely true. Left-handers get left alone, but ambidextrous people might not. I (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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