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2008-06-11 , 21:26
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#41
Originally Posted by tabletrat View Post
Anit-clockwise? what is that?
I said 'anti-clockwise' which is the english oposite of clockwise!
Never got on with the american version
I was not quoting you, I was quoting the original news article.

I only speak english, and I have NEVER heard of "anti-clockwise"

While I am American, I didn't realize "counter-clockwise" was an American term?

I did a search for anticlockwise in google, got 589K, I did a seach for counterclockwise, and I got back 2680K.

I still think anit-clockwise sounds stupid

Isn't something thats not moving, "anticlockwise"
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2008-06-11 , 21:32
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#42
I think brits and aussies both, use anti-clockwise. It's cause their heads are screwed on backwards, I think. No, wait, the other way round.

It was an Australian article, so anti-clockwise is what they'd naturally use. Maybe in their case, it's because they're in the southern hemisphere.

/me grins, knowing that the people who want to lynch him right now are at least an ocean away.
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2008-06-12 , 01:47
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#43
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/me grins, knowing that the people who want to lynch him right now are at least an ocean away.
Not necessarily.

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2008-06-12 , 03:14
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#44
Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
Eh, I don't see it. I can't help but take note of the rest of the image, and her hair, arms, etc all show clockwise rotation to me...
Just look at her nipples. They're clearly rotating


sorry what was I saying?
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2008-06-12 , 03:31
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#45
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I did a search for anticlockwise in google, got 589K, I did a seach for counterclockwise, and I got back 2680K.
Google centre vs center; it's just an American Web. As we Canadians know all too well.
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2008-06-12 , 05:29
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2am, head hurts like crazy, still only see clockwise
 
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#47
Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
Ok. You can relax now. I had an elite team of kidnappers/brain surgeons ready to heist your skull ballast, but I called them off and cancelled the study. But you'll let me know if anything changes, right?
Well, I found the keys. OK, I didn't really, I asked my wife and she looked at me with that sad/disappointed look they do and pointed at them.

Other than that, not much changed!
 
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2008-06-12 , 07:08
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#48
Originally Posted by penguinbait View Post
I was not quoting you, I was quoting the original news article.

I only speak english, and I have NEVER heard of "anti-clockwise"

While I am American, I didn't realize "counter-clockwise" was an American term?
It is. It is an american-english term. English english which I use is anti-clockwise!

Originally Posted by penguinbait View Post
I did a search for anticlockwise in google, got 589K, I did a seach for counterclockwise, and I got back 2680K.
I would have expected higher, as your population is 5 times higher than ours.

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I still think anit-clockwise sounds stupid
I think anit-clockwise sounds stupid too!
 
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2008-06-12 , 07:10
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#49
Originally Posted by Benson View Post
I think brits and aussies both, use anti-clockwise. It's cause their heads are screwed on backwards, I think. No, wait, the other way round.

It was an Australian article, so anti-clockwise is what they'd naturally use. Maybe in their case, it's because they're in the southern hemisphere.
Australians certainly would. But doesn't their water go anti-clockwise anyway?

Originally Posted by penguinbait View Post
/me grins, knowing that the people who want to lynch him right now are at least an ocean away.
They would never find me. They wouldn't understand when someone asked for directions from the airport, or crash when someone told them which way to go round the roundabouts!
 
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