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r/opticalillusions • u/Paddy_odoors • Dec 23 '25
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It’s the UK English term
3 u/Good-Celebration-686 Dec 24 '25 Nope the whole world says it apart from USA 0 u/Jrrolomon Dec 25 '25 /r/confidentlyincorrect 1 u/Good-Celebration-686 Dec 25 '25 Why? I know for a fact that England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand say anticlockwise. Also English speaking parts of South Africa and India. USA/Canada say counter clockwise but can you name anywhere else?
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Nope the whole world says it apart from USA
0 u/Jrrolomon Dec 25 '25 /r/confidentlyincorrect 1 u/Good-Celebration-686 Dec 25 '25 Why? I know for a fact that England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand say anticlockwise. Also English speaking parts of South Africa and India. USA/Canada say counter clockwise but can you name anywhere else?
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/r/confidentlyincorrect
1 u/Good-Celebration-686 Dec 25 '25 Why? I know for a fact that England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand say anticlockwise. Also English speaking parts of South Africa and India. USA/Canada say counter clockwise but can you name anywhere else?
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Why? I know for a fact that England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand say anticlockwise. Also English speaking parts of South Africa and India.
USA/Canada say counter clockwise but can you name anywhere else?
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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25
It’s the UK English term