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How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm wrong, but maybe we should also say right and counterright. Tight and countertight. Open and counteropen.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe we should say a lot of things in more logical ways. Unfortunately, language evolves naturally over time and that comes with these kind of oddities

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

My dude, I was joking. I'm trying to evolve the language I guess.