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From: Ace on 9 Mar 2010 04:38 On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:57:37 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >CT <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: > >> The Older Gentleman wrote: >> >> > Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >> > >> > > A quick google appears to show that there is no term that >> > > specifically describes the inability to distinguish right from >> > > left. Which is a pity, because I could use such a word right now. >> > >> > <Looks cautiously over shoulder> >> > >> > "Female" >> > >> > Especially where maps are concerned. >> >> heh. P, and both her sisters have, to varying degrees, the inability >> to distinguish L & R. >> >> P is pretty good at map reading, but it's rendered useless by her >> saying "left" when she means "right". > >The Doctor's speciality is: "Left" > >"Don't you mean right?" > >"No. Yes. Er... the *other* left." J got a lot worse in this respect since we moved to Europe (although TBH it was always like this when driving on the continent). She clearly and irrevocably associates a motorway exit with Left so is unable to think otherwise, and this dominates her Left/Right thinking on any road; no amount of correction will ever manage to re-educate her, I'm sure.
From: Champ on 9 Mar 2010 04:43 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:32:20 +0100, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote: >>Ships and aircraft seem to accept that port and starboard are always >>referenced in the direction of travel, > >Not quite so. You don't swap them round when going astern, for >example. D'oh. Of course. Ok then... "Ships and aircraft accept that port and starboard are always referenced in the direction of the pointy end" >And did you know that the Fleet Air Arm does not use port and >starboard for its aircraft, but left and right, to ensure no confusion >between orientation of the aircraft and that of the ship? I didn't, but that is 'quite interesting'. >>so why should motor vehicles be any different? > >I don't see any amgiguity with using left and right. Neither do I, and anyone who suggest that you can be confused by which way you look at the vehicle is being wilfully stupid, imo. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 9 Mar 2010 04:44 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:38:33 +0100, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote: >On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:57:37 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The >Older Gentleman) wrote: >>The Doctor's speciality is: "Left" >> >>"Don't you mean right?" >> >>"No. Yes. Er... the *other* left." >J got a lot worse in this respect since we moved to Europe (although >TBH it was always like this when driving on the continent). She >clearly and irrevocably associates a motorway exit with Left so is >unable to think otherwise, and this dominates her Left/Right thinking >on any road; no amount of correction will ever manage to re-educate >her, I'm sure. That's both fairly understandable, and jolly amusing. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Ace on 9 Mar 2010 05:11 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:43:53 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:32:20 +0100, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote: > >>>Ships and aircraft seem to accept that port and starboard are always >>>referenced in the direction of travel, >> >>Not quite so. You don't swap them round when going astern, for >>example. > >D'oh. Of course. Ok then... > >"Ships and aircraft accept that port and starboard are always >referenced in the direction of the pointy end" Have you ever looked at a modern aeroplane? ITYF that the rear and is actually much more pointy than the front in many, if not most, cases. >>And did you know that the Fleet Air Arm does not use port and >>starboard for its aircraft, but left and right, to ensure no confusion >>between orientation of the aircraft and that of the ship? > >I didn't, but that is 'quite interesting'. Yes, that's where I heard it.
From: Ace on 9 Mar 2010 05:12
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:44:45 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:38:33 +0100, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:57:37 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The >>Older Gentleman) wrote: >>>"No. Yes. Er... the *other* left." > >>J got a lot worse in this respect since we moved to Europe (although >>TBH it was always like this when driving on the continent). She >>clearly and irrevocably associates a motorway exit with Left so is >>unable to think otherwise, and this dominates her Left/Right thinking >>on any road; no amount of correction will ever manage to re-educate >>her, I'm sure. > >That's both fairly understandable, and jolly amusing. Fortunately I was always able to apply appropriate filters. And thankfully the birds on my GPSs don't seem to suffer from the same affliction. |