Re: Any lefties around?

[Charles Kerr <charles kerr nssl noaa gov>]

On Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 11:19:59PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Jeff Waugh">

>> I really should find the video, because the really interesting thing to come
>> out of it was that 2 out of the three left-handers hugged the LHS whilst
>> reading. The other one always followed the text with his mouse. ;) Not
>> enough people to be really insightful, but it was interesting.

> When my Mum - who was left handed - wrote on paper, she'd shift it to write
> sideways, for two reasons: So that her hand wouldn't smudge the ink, and so
> she could still see the context of what she was writing.
> 
> Do all left-handers write like this, or is it further proof of the freakish
> genes I have inherited?

Another data point:  I'm left-handed, and write like that for the same reason.

I dunno how this maps to online reading, but 9 times out of 10 I highlight
the line/paragraph that I'm on while reading.