▲ 105 ▼ East and West vs. Left and Right (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago* by Tankaus@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments Google's results for sports standings has Eastern Conference on the left and Western Conference on the right and it bothers me to no end!
[–] lechatron@lemmy.today 25 points 3 years ago (5 children) Swapping the tabs would move them out of alphabetical order which would just end up annoying someone else. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [+] NotBadAndYou@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ares35@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago east is prob the default, too. and the default should be the left tab. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago Damn, you're right... this is more of an issue than I realized. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Also, and probably related to that, people generally say "east and west" rather than "west and east". Similarly, "north and south" rather than "south and north". In both cases the latter version just sounds wrong somehow. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ultra@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago* Obligatory XKCD (edit: I forgor how to embed images in markdown) permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NotBadAndYou@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ares35@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago east is prob the default, too. and the default should be the left tab. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago Damn, you're right... this is more of an issue than I realized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Also, and probably related to that, people generally say "east and west" rather than "west and east". Similarly, "north and south" rather than "south and north". In both cases the latter version just sounds wrong somehow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ultra@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago* Obligatory XKCD (edit: I forgor how to embed images in markdown) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago Because you're north looking south. permalink fedilink source
[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Just sit on the other side of the screen permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago Brilliant! It was so obvious the whole time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago Brilliant! It was so obvious the whole time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) If it makes you feel better, they probably did this so that they're in alphabetical order permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 years ago Marginally better... like from a 7 to a 6.8. 😉 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 years ago Marginally better... like from a 7 to a 6.8. 😉 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Oaksey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Alphabetical order, but still annoying permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago At least left and right are correct in that regard. 😏 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tankaus@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago At least left and right are correct in that regard. 😏 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 3 years ago Just turn your chair around and it'll switch. permalink fedilink source
[–] whileloop@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Just reorient the map like they did on ancient maps! Then East can be on top and West on the bottom. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Unsustainable@lemmy.today 3 points 3 years ago I'm so sick of you "east on top" people. I'll never conform! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Unsustainable@lemmy.today 3 points 3 years ago I'm so sick of you "east on top" people. I'll never conform! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ptz@dubvee.org 3 points 3 years ago I'm dyslexic and struggle with both left/right and east/west, so it seems right to me :shrug: lol permalink fedilink source
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