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Left-handed for those that need clarification. :)
by 7800 6y ago
Left-handed for those that need clarification. :)
- Lammy 6y agoI am related to a left-hander who hates being a synonym for evildoing, so now it sticks out to me when people use it that way :p
- thaumasiotes 6y ago...when do people use it that way? "Sinister" in English has just the one meaning; the sense of "left" is restricted to Latin. And even there, "left" is a pretty different concept from "left-handed". On a different note, French for left is "gauche".
- DanBC 6y agoA few different English dictionaries include "on the left" as a current definition for sinister. From American Heritage Dictionary 4th Ed. (En-En) > sinister > sin·is·ter (sĭnʹĭ-stər) > adj. > 4. On the left side; left. > From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate 11 (En-En) > sinister > a. : of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something; especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something; especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it The bar sinister? Calling that a sense of the English word would commit you to saying that "vert" is English for "green", "gules" is English for "red", "or" is English for "gold", etc.
- Lammy 6y agoNobody uses it that way — they use it to mean evil/wicked/malevolent, but then said relation will usually gibe "why yes they are very left-handed" so I have stopped using it that way lol
- jacobolus 6y agoInstead of 'sinister', you could try 'gauche' or 'awkward' as terms for left-handed.