Language and Thought

[rowyn]

A nifty article from the Wall Street Journal on the ways in which the language one speaks may influence the way one thinks. Neat stuff!

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[level-head.livejournal.com]

*chuckle*

My habit in giving directions, for decades now, has been to say "turn right (which is north), then travel about one-half mile to X street, then turn left (which is west)..."

I use both.

Where I live, the freeway that is marked "North and South" actually runs east and west. This complicates things. It's not even "slightly northeast"--it's lined up right on an east-west orientation. Elsewhere along its course, this isn't true, but for local directions that doesn't help.

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