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Subject:Re: Left hand side From:Heli Roosild <HeliR -at- MSMAILHQ -dot- NETIMAGE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 16 Feb 1995 09:10:00 PST
Bev, I'm on your side with this one. (:-)
--Heli
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Heli L. Roosild
helir -at- msmailhq -dot- netimage -dot- com
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Subject: Re: Left hand side
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 1995 2:55PM
John Gear <catalyst -at- PACIFIER -dot- COM> brought up some interesting
points ...
> But if the instructions said "Put it on the left-hand side of the cabinet"
> I would probably take that to mean the *other* side (the one closest to my
> right hand when facing it).
This is where I stumble. If using the term "left-hand side" for
clarity, why would you then interpret that to mean *your*
right-hand side? ...
=*= Beverly Parks =*= bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil =*=
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