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Ah, yes the "I can't fit it to my mental model, therefore it is impossible" argument. When little, my brother used to mix up the words "more" and "less" while
by anonymous 13y ago
Ah, yes the "I can't fit it to my mental model, therefore it is impossible" argument.
When little, my brother used to mix up the words "more" and "less" while speaking. I don't doubt someone could mix up > and <.
- inthewind 13y agoYeah people frequently mix up left and right also. And my brother always wrote his numbers backwards or rather left to right (units on the left).
- blablabla123 13y agoI used to mix it up in elementary school because the school teacher explained that "<" is "less" and ">" is "more". Even worse, she suggested to memorize it like this: |<leiner = kleiner (german, meaning less) At some point I realized it's possible to memorize it visually, since then I never mixed it up again
- Chris2048 13y agoIt's easy. They're alligator mouths, that always go for the larger number (greedy alligators!)...