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Word Left Handed Latin Left Hand Sinister English Means

知识 The Latin word for the left hand is sinister. This same word, in English, means threatening, evil, or dangerous, a further commentary on our early suspiciousness of left-handed persons.
拓展 There may still be some parents who insist on forcing left-handed children to change (though left-handedness is inherited, and as much an integral part of its possessor as eye
color or nose shape), with various unfortunate results to the child—sometimes stuttering or an inability to read with normal skill.
《》 depends how you turn
出处 Word Power Made Easy SESSION 3

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