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[–] 35 points 9 months ago (5 children)

It's because of the tools used to write a language. Some languages were written with a brush so go top to bottom. Some were written with a chisel so they go right to left.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    How come? Is chiseling easier from right to left?

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    It is if you're right-handed. The majority of humans are right handed. Especially since there was a period of time when left handed people were being killed off so we kinda had a bit of eugenics in the mix on that.

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