Language Bias against left-handed people

the left side associated awkwardness , clumsiness. spanish expression tener dos pies izquierdos , in english, expression have 2 left feet , refers clumsiness in domains of football or dancing. left-handed compliment considered 1 unflattering or dismissive in meaning. polish expression mieć dwie lewe ręce , dutch twee linkerhanden hebben , german zwei linke hände haben , bulgarian expression dve levi ratse , french avoir deux mains gauches , hungarian kétbalkezes , czech mít obě ruce levé mean have 2 left hands —that 1 clumsy or poor handyman; english equivalent thumbs . moreover, german idiom mit dem linken fuß aufgestanden sein , spanish expression levantarse con el pie izquierdo , french expression s être levé du pied gauche , hungarian expression bal lábbal kelt fel (literally, left foot) mean have bad day , wrong or unsuccessfully, related english expression on wrong side of bed . welsh phrase tu chwith allan (left side out) refers object being inside-out. in russian, use of term nalyevo means on left , can connote taking bribes or sneaky behavior. balszerencse (lit. left luck ) hungarian bad luck .

there many colloquial terms used refer left-handed person, e.g. southpaw (usa). slang or jargon words, while other references may offensive or demeaning, either in context or in origin. in parts of english-speaking world, cack-handed slang left-handed, , used mean clumsy. origin of term disputed, suggest derived latin cacare, in reference habit of performing ablutions left hand, leaving right hand clean . however, other sources suggest derived old norse word keikr, meaning bent backwards . australians use cacky-handed . less common australian slang word left-handed individual term molly-dooker, origins cannot determined certainty.

handwriting

left-handed people speak arabic, persian, urdu, hebrew or other right-to-left script not have same difficulties writing. right-to-left nature of these languages prevents left-handers running hand on ink happens left-to-right languages. because writing when moving 1 s hand away side of body can cause smudging if outward side of hand allowed drag across writing, considered easier write latin alphabet right hand left. furthermore, considered more difficult write legible chinese characters left hand write latin letters, though difficulty subjective , depends on person in question.

left-to-right alphabets can written smudge-free , in proper forward slant left hand if paper turned 1/4 turn clockwise (90 degrees right), , left hand drawn toward body on forward strokes, , left right on upward strokes (as expressed in directionality of text). possible calligraphy in posture left hand, using right-handed pen nibs. otherwise, left-handed pen nibs required in order thick-to-thin stroke shapes correct type faces, , left-handed calligrapher smudge text. left-handed pen nibs not easy find, , strokes may have done backwards traditional right-handed calligraphic work rules avoid nib jamming , splatter. left-handed people have advantage in learning 19th-century copperplate hands, control line-width pressure on point.