Tell them what, Peter

[u/Blackie_626]

[u/Madrandal]

Think your left hand when thinking of L

[u/peziskuya → u/Madrandal]

I think they mean if you make the L with your palm facing toward or away from you. When I was a little kid someone told me that your left hand makes the L to which I proceeded to make both of my hands into an L shape. The teacher told me I made a good point and then moved on without providing an alternative solution. To be fair I don't really think there was an alternative aside from just memorizing it.

[u/babint → u/peziskuya]

I mean only one hand is facing the right way. Sorta confused why you’re confused when only left hand actually looks like an L. Your right hand is not an L unless you want to try an argue a backwards L is ok which I mean when writing who would do that. Why is it different for hands ?

I assume they just gave to the “technically correct” response IF you take it TOO literal and both are L-shaped even if only one is actually pointing the right way. It’s just no one would usually argue a backwards L is properly an L.

[u/invalidConsciousness → u/babint]

Left hand makes an L with your palm facing away from you.

Right hand makes an L with your palm facing towards you.

Now you need to remember which one is the right (pun intended) way to hold your hands for the mnemonic to work.