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trodi_911 12/01/22 9:33:00 PM #1: |
Anti-clockwise or Counter-clockwise?
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EclairReturns 12/01/22 9:35:48 PM #2: |
I don't know anyone who says "anti-" instead of "counter-". --- Number VI: Larxene. The Organization's Not-That-Geezer's-Heart-Tank. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BigOlePappy 12/01/22 9:38:50 PM #3: |
Isn't it an international dialect thing? Don't most English speaking countries say "anti-clockwise"? Does the US say something else? In every state or is counter-clockwise regional in the US? --- "Oh, you think lag is your ally. You merely adopted lag. I was born in it, molded by it. I didnt have cable until I was already a man." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Metalsonic66 12/01/22 9:52:25 PM #4: |
Unwise --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cruddy_horse 12/01/22 10:05:46 PM #5: |
BigOlePappy posted... Isn't it an international dialect thing? Don't most English speaking countries say "anti-clockwise"? Does the US say something else? In every state or is counter-clockwise regional in the US? Uh no, if anyone said that I'd assume they're uneducated or not a native english speaker. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MagicalPrincess 12/01/22 10:10:09 PM #6: |
Never heard anti. --- I love Lord Jesus, Family Matters (for Steve & Laura which I typed up a beautiful alt from Just One Date episode) and FFIX (for Zidane & Garnet). ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlackScythe0 12/01/22 10:11:35 PM #7: |
I don't understand the point of making up a phrase that has never been used before just to make a thread. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sahuagin 12/01/22 10:35:25 PM #8: |
I got used to saying "anticlockwise" playing KSP. I can't remember 100% if it's actually in the game or not, but most orbits are anticlockwise. (It must be in the game or else I don't know where I'd have gotten it from.) Cruddy_horse posted... Uh no, if anyone said that I'd assume they're uneducated or not a native english speaker. yes, anticlockwise is the british version. counterclockwise is a north-americanism. --- The truth basks in scrutiny. http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BigOlePappy 12/01/22 10:37:45 PM #9: |
BlackScythe0 posted... I don't understand the point of making up a phrase that has never been used before just to make a thread. Yeah...so people really say counterclockwise? It is only like some parts of the Mid-Americas right? I have some friends that live in the new world, I'll ask where most American dialects use it. People hate on dialects a lot, but it seems obvious why people would say "counter-clockwise". There is a linguistic reason for that. They aren't t like freaks or anything. --- "Oh, you think lag is your ally. You merely adopted lag. I was born in it, molded by it. I didnt have cable until I was already a man." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ParanoidObsessive 12/01/22 11:29:45 PM #10: |
EclairReturns posted... I don't know anyone who says "anti-" instead of "counter-". The British do. And it annoys the fuck out of me any time I hear a British YouTuber using it. Just like it sets my teeth on edge whenever I hear them say in-ven-tree instead of in-ven-tor-ee. Or when they pronounce tube as "chube". --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlackScythe0 12/01/22 11:34:19 PM #11: |
I've heard British people say some weird stuff but I haven't heard this one. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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fishy071 12/02/22 1:25:14 AM #12: |
I've always heard and said counter-clockwise. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." -Zidane Tribal of Final Fantasy IX ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Krazy_Kirby 12/02/22 4:03:23 AM #13: |
EclairReturns posted... I don't know anyone who says "anti-" instead of "counter-". it's another one of those idiotic British terms --- Snowflakes of today: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ALWAYS hurt me." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Krazy_Kirby 12/02/22 4:05:01 AM #14: |
ParanoidObsessive posted...
I think "mare-eo" is the worst. --- Snowflakes of today: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ALWAYS hurt me." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ParanoidObsessive 12/02/22 4:33:56 AM #15: |
Krazy_Kirby posted... I think "mare-eo" is the worst. Living somewhere with actual Italians and Italian-Americans around, I've never given a shit how people who only know it from Nintendo want to say it. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard!
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lorekai 12/02/22 5:19:29 AM #16: |
It's anti-clockwise in Australia too, not just the UK. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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rexcrk 12/02/22 6:33:20 AM #17: |
Krazy_Kirby posted... I think "mare-eo" is the worst. Wouldnt bother me so much but the character says his own name like Mar-io ffs --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GGuirao13 12/03/22 3:22:25 AM #18: |
"Counter clockwise." --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TomNook 12/03/22 3:24:14 AM #19: |
kcolcwise --- Bells, bells, bells! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Entity13 12/03/22 4:26:44 AM #20: |
Sometimes I wonder how the British could further butcher their own language, and then they up the anti. --- http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb179/EntityXIII/entityfn7.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SoreChasm 12/03/22 5:51:07 AM #21: |
ParanoidObsessive posted... Living somewhere with actual Italians and Italian-Americans around, I've never given a shit how people who only know it from Nintendo want to say it.Isnt the Japanese pronunciation of Mario pretty close to the Italian one? --- Never be afraid to show your emotions, even if they're fake. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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captpackrat 12/03/22 12:33:07 PM #22: |
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dainkinkaide 12/03/22 8:45:08 PM #23: |
The correct term is obviously "widdershins". --- The problem with the internet today is that it's filled with entire generations that did not grow up with the great wisdom of the Wyld Stallyns. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lil_Bit83 12/11/22 12:13:27 PM #24: |
Counter clockwise. First time I've heard anti clockwise. --- 2DS FC tempest 1478 9807 1205 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lil_Bit83 12/11/22 12:15:24 PM #25: |
dainkinkaide posted... The correct term is obviously "widdershins".I'm giving you mad props for that joke. @dainkinkaide --- 2DS FC tempest 1478 9807 1205 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wwinterj25 12/11/22 8:28:42 PM #26: |
Anti. British and all. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wpot 12/12/22 9:53:15 AM #27: |
There are some British terms I like, but anticlockwise isn't one of them. The problem with "anti" is that it doesn't imply "opposite": it just sounds as if you don't like clockwise for some unknowable reason. "Counter" is much more elegant methinks. Score a rare point for American English. --- Pronounced "Whup-pot". Say it. Use it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnny_Eagle 12/12/22 10:38:50 AM #28: |
Never heard of "anti"-clockwise until this topic.... --- "Life's a game. It's meant to be played." "Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sahuagin 12/12/22 11:45:52 AM #29: |
wpot posted... The problem with "anti" is that it doesn't imply "opposite": it just sounds as if you don't like clockwise for some unknowable reason.antimatter? countermatter? --- The truth basks in scrutiny. http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wpot 12/12/22 12:54:12 PM #30: |
Sahuagin posted... antimatter? countermatter?Fair, but "clockwise" implies a spinning motion and I think "counter" fits there nicely given the implication of action/motion/force. Contraclockwise might be better than either, but that's not a choice. To that end, no, 'counter' wouldn't work for matter...and antimatter is so clearly the exact opposite of matter that something that implies opposition or even dislike (given that they blow up when they meet) works better. I can live with that one, in part because I can't think of anything better. --- Pronounced "Whup-pot". Say it. Use it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sahuagin 12/12/22 3:07:37 PM #31: |
there are other examples, but I can't find great ones. the opposite of the normal vector can be called the antinormal vector. and there are also a class of vectors called antivectors, but what they are exactly I'm not sure. --- The truth basks in scrutiny. http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Arishok 12/12/22 3:14:35 PM #32: |
Counter-clockwise and I'm South African, not American. --- Vinek Kathas. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DragonClaw01 12/13/22 9:39:10 PM #33: |
Counter clockwise has the alliteration going for it. Anti clockwise just sounds weird --- <('.'<) <(^.^)> (>'.')> Splendiferous ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpaceBear_ 12/14/22 2:09:59 AM #34: |
wpot posted... There are some British terms I like, but anticlockwise isn't one of them. You lose all points for using "methinks". --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wpot 12/14/22 8:47:20 AM #35: |
That's OK, I didn't have any to begin with. But I'm still right. :) --- Pronounced "Whup-pot". Say it. Use it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Revelation34 12/14/22 9:16:06 AM #36: |
BigOlePappy posted...
Literally everybody says it. It isn't regional. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms ... Copied to Clipboard!
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darkknight109 12/14/22 12:24:53 PM #37: |
Other: clockfoolish. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Arishok 12/14/22 12:30:44 PM #38: |
Anti-clockfoolish! --- Vinek Kathas. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SantaKhala 12/14/22 10:13:10 PM #39: |
Counta-clockwise. --- "We have built the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of our country" - Joseph Biden. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shananagainz 12/14/22 11:18:08 PM #40: |
Counterclockwise --- Currently Playing: Dark Souls 3, Pokemon Legends: Arceus ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ReturnOfFa 12/14/22 11:30:08 PM #41: |
if 'anti' is a British thing, it didn't carry over to Canada. --- girls like my fa ... Copied to Clipboard!
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captpackrat 12/15/22 12:44:19 PM #42: |
But what if your kitchen counter is spinning clockwise? --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Krazy_Kirby 12/15/22 6:52:56 PM #43: |
captpackrat posted... But what if your kitchen counter is spinning clockwise? then you are probably drunk --- Snowflakes of today: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ALWAYS hurt me." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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captpackrat 12/15/22 7:19:02 PM #44: |
Krazy_Kirby posted... then you are probably drunkOr high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lgXRtw5nMY --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FatalAccident 12/16/22 12:58:26 AM #45: |
why do Americans have such a weird disdain for British English? yes both countries say different words and phrases differently, get over it lol --- *walks away* ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Revelation34 12/16/22 1:05:44 AM #46: |
FatalAccident posted... why do Americans have such a weird disdain for British English? It's the other way around. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ParanoidObsessive 12/16/22 3:05:20 AM #47: |
FatalAccident posted... why do Americans have such a weird disdain for British English? Revelation34 posted... It's the other way around. It very much goes both ways. If you spend enough time watching British YouTubers, you'll start to notice they tend to have this sort of indignant ignorance about 90% of American culture. It gets especially amusing or irritating when they're absolutely positive and definitive about something that they're 100% wrong about. I can't even count on both hands and both feet the number of times I've heard a British YouTuber say something along the lines of "All Americans say/do this" and my immediate reaction is "I've literally never seen/heard anyone do that". But Americans also tend to be defiantly rebellious with the mindset that there are only two ways to say or do anything in life - the American Way, and the wrong way. Everything that isn't familiar to us is foreign, and therefore bad. The thing is, I'd argue that most people are like this. Humans tend to be xenophobic as part of inherent human nature. It's just that most cultures are either more inclined to lie about it or otherwise keep their mouths shut out of politeness (whereas Americans and the British tend to be more open and blunt about a lot of things), or are simply less represented on English-speaking websites so you're less likely to encounter them in the first place (ie, you're going to see more Americans or British people online saying things than you are people from Burma or Paraguay). --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SoreChasm 12/16/22 4:09:10 AM #48: |
ParanoidObsessive posted... I can't even count on both hands and both feet the number of times I've heard a British YouTuber say something along the lines of "All Americans say/do this" and my immediate reaction is "I've literally never seen/heard anyone do that".Sorry PO, but we're going to need a picture of your feet to make sure you're not lying. --- Never be afraid to show your emotions, even if they're fake. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ParanoidObsessive 12/16/22 4:30:11 AM #49: |
SoreChasm posted... Sorry PO, but we're going to need a picture of your feet to make sure you're not lying. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/80/01/4c80013d4058f28d733ceb8d7ca6ac44.jpg --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SoreChasm 12/16/22 5:22:05 AM #50: |
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