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#35046. NEDDIE SEAGOON
asks:
The Chinese write from right to left, why?
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Stew
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Its connected with how writing began/evolved in each culture. There are theories connected with what sort of materials were available influencing the choice of direction but they all sound speculative to me.
Traditional Chinese is read down the page, starting from the top right hand corner and progressing along the page to the left to read down each column in turn. Arabic and Hebrew scripts are read from right to left.
I've read (but can anyone confirm?) that ancient Greek was read in the same way a field is ploughed, following the words from left to right on one line and then back from right to left on the next line down.
Jun 06 03, 4:25 PM
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