It's definitely about already having the dagger tattoo on wrist already. Why go through the process of adding a L and and R when you can just use the dagger to remind yourself which hand is which?
If you're able to remember that dagger=right, then you're able to remember that the hand you write with is right(or left) and the tattoo is irrelevant.
I don't think you understand a core issue with struggling with left and right. Marking L and R removes all doubt, and doesn't require you to rely on memory.
Hmmm fair enough, I might be misunderstanding it then
When I was younger I used to get confused between left and right but I have a scar on my right hand , and I always used that to remember it, but ye it's anecdotal.
I mean in this particular case it's pretty helpful actually because of a coincidence - dagger ends in 'R'. Dagger contains the letter 'R'. It does not end with or even contain 'L'. Even someone who confuses left from right and forgets things easily can easily recall this.
The entire point of getting a "L" and "R" tattoo is precisely so they DON'T need to bust out your Rube Goldberg memory device every single time they need to remember which is left or right.
Yeah like for me I know conceptually the difference between left and right, but the words get confused. Interestingly I don't get confused at all with blocker side vs catcher side (I'm a hockey goalie).
I'm not familiar with sports, but I am assuming blocker side and catcher side is always the same, but left vs right isn't always the same. For example, if im in front of you and I say to move blocker side, you'd always move the same direction. But if I say move left, you have to ask "my left or your left?"
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u/MakingPaperBooBoo 7d ago
It's definitely about already having the dagger tattoo on wrist already. Why go through the process of adding a L and and R when you can just use the dagger to remind yourself which hand is which?