How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

@UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works · 2Y

How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

@UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works · 2Y

Maybe I’m wrong, but maybe we should also say right and counterright. Tight and countertight. Open and counteropen.

Big P · 2Y

Maybe we should say a lot of things in more logical ways. Unfortunately, language evolves naturally over time and that comes with these kind of oddities

@UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works · 2Y

My dude, I was joking. I’m trying to evolve the language I guess.