• Courant d'air 🍃
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    2 months ago

    Not for screwing/unscrewing but in France we have a satire mnemonic for remembering right and left:

    The right hand is the one with the thumb pointing left.

    Works only if you look at the back of your hands, and obviously not useful. We use it mainly to mock someone who mix right and left

    • @paddirn
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      292 months ago

      In English we’ll say, “Your other <right/left>”, depending on which direction the person is messing up.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 months ago

        Not sure about the thumb one but for screws with only have:

        • Visser : sens des aiguilles d’une montre (clockwise)
        • Dévisser : sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre (anti clockwise)
    • @janonymous
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      62 months ago

      We got that one in Germany as well

    • @tamal3
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      12 months ago

      Are there lots of French who can’t easily tell left from right? I feel like one of the few sad Americans who can’t. Would love to know why. I always chalked it up to a lack of coordination.