I’m going stick with right tightly lefty loosey, but thanks anyway
I hate the mnemonic "lefty loosey, righty tighty". It sounds like shit, rotation is "clockwise or counterclockwise", not "left or right", and it doesn't work if you are looking in the wrong direction (such as reaching behind a wall).
Better rule: take your right hand, and point your thumb in the direction you want the nut/bolt/screw to go. Your fingers will curl in the direction to rotate the item.
Right-handed privilege!I hate the mnemonic "lefty loosey, righty tighty". It sounds like shit, rotation is "clockwise or counterclockwise", not "left or right", and it doesn't work if you are looking in the wrong direction (such as reaching behind a wall).
Better rule: take your right hand, and point your thumb in the direction you want the nut/bolt/screw to go. Your fingers will curl in the direction to rotate the item.
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If you see it in random internet comments it could be from a native German speaker. Like native French speakers and Francophiles like BiffTannen who leave a space before high punctuation marks.
I get irrationally angry when someone capitalizes random words that are not proper nouns in written communication. How can anyone who made it through elementary school make these mistakes.
I get irrationally angry when someone capitalizes random words that are not proper nouns in written communication. How can anyone who made it through elementary school make these mistakes.