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Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right
#23988067 - 01/06/17 10:57 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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I dont get it mayne. Is our brain built that way naturally? Japanese reads right to left page but the sentences read left to right? Would we start books from the back if we read the opposite way?
Would alphabetic characters be reversed and if so would that make it easier?
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23988071 - 01/06/17 10:58 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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Yes, because that is how Japanese books are read. From the 'back' to the 'front', relative to western or english standards.
that's also how Manga is read!
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: Chakra Shock]
#23988073 - 01/06/17 10:59 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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But their sentences are still left to right Right?
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse] 1
#23988075 - 01/06/17 11:00 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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Hebrew is right to left, isn't it? Or is that a page thing too?
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23988102 - 01/06/17 11:09 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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ModestMouse said: But their sentences are still left to right Right?
I think so, but I'm not totally sure.
I was just thinking about this earlier today... a lot of shipment companies have logos with arrows pointing right to left, but that only signifies 'forward' in certain parts of the world.
For places like Japan, that would be like going backwards... westerncentric :P
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23988104 - 01/06/17 11:09 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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ModestMouse said: I dont get it mayne. Is our brain built that way naturally? Japanese reads right to left page but the sentences read left to right? Would we start books from the back if we read the opposite way?
Would alphabetic characters be reversed and if so would that make it easier?

dont forget that many languages read right to left or top to bottom except those that read right to left and top to bottom. have you examined asian languages?
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse] 1
#23988278 - 01/07/17 12:30 AM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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haven't ever thought about this
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: Niffla]
#23988577 - 01/07/17 05:34 AM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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If you write with your right hand from the right to the left side of the page there is a greater possibility of smearing the ink or charcoal or whatever you're writing with. Left to right writing also allows the writer's hand to stay cleaner. Reminds me of "The Name of the Rose".
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: obaku]
#23988594 - 01/07/17 05:49 AM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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obaku said: If you write with your right hand from the right to the left side of the page there is a greater possibility of smearing the ink or charcoal or whatever you're writing with. Left to right writing also allows the writer's hand to stay cleaner. Reminds me of "The Name of the Rose".
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23988596 - 01/07/17 05:49 AM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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ModestMouse said: But their sentences are still left to right Right?
No, their sentences are read from up to down, right to left.
Edited by Crystal G (01/07/17 06:42 AM)
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23988631 - 01/07/17 06:25 AM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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Everything right of the cradle of civilization reads and writes right to left and everything left the opposite. It's where language began and where God started saying terrestrial things.
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: PatrickKn]
#23988633 - 01/07/17 06:26 AM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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PatrickKn said: Hebrew is right to left, isn't it? Or is that a page thing too?
That's what I was thinking
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: JonBongGroovy]
#23989688 - 01/07/17 02:28 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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I like reading manga from right page to left page your brain does things that way
when i read american style comics I immediately see whats on the other page
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: Konyap]
#23989835 - 01/07/17 03:23 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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Hewbrew and Arabic read right to left.
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23989837 - 01/07/17 03:23 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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not all languages work that way some are right to left
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: Connoisseur]
#23989892 - 01/07/17 03:41 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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Chinese is also read right to left
Thread fail
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: koods]
#23989904 - 01/07/17 03:46 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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The sentences are not actually written from right to left though, correct?
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: koods]
#23989909 - 01/07/17 03:47 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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koods said: Chinese is also read right to left
Thread fail
Plus top to bottom, traditionally written vertical.
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: ModestMouse]
#23989977 - 01/07/17 04:08 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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ModestMouse said: The sentences are not actually written from right to left though, correct?
I've already told you, that they are, in the case of Japanese, and also with Chinese. They are written from top to bottom, from right to left.
You can even see where the paragraph starts
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: Crystal G]
#23989995 - 01/07/17 04:12 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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Asian languages are so crazy to me it looks like alien hieroglyphics. Does English / western languages look crazy to Non English speaking Asians?
Especually Thai, like wtf??

Russian too, its space alien code
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: trees]
#23990090 - 01/07/17 04:46 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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yeah asian languages are complete garbage nice to look at but nonsensical, they have to invent new symbols everytime a new thing comes out it's hilarious if you listen to the way they react and talk it's like watching cave people but i guess that makes english women kind of bitchy sounding too
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: koods]
#23990100 - 01/07/17 04:49 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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koods said: Chinese is also read right to left
Thread fail
as myself and crystal already said, top to bottom, right to left
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Re: Why does every language fundamentally read left-> right [Re: trees]
#23990109 - 01/07/17 04:52 PM (7 years, 23 days ago) |
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trees said: Asian languages are so crazy to me it looks like alien hieroglyphics. Does English / western languages look crazy to Non English speaking Asians?
Especually Thai, like wtf??

Russian too, its space alien code
the Khmer and thai alphabets are strange compared to western alphabets, cyrilics is pretty easy and once you learn the pronunciation of the letters the language is actually easy to read and even understand
look at hindi, sanskrit and other asian languages

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