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Why is it that italics don’t slant in the opposite direction? How was it decided they’d go from left to right? Grrrrrrr. ~

 

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Posted - September 17, 2021
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  • 13277
    Because italic is a style that slants evenly to the right by definition. If the letters didn't slant to the right, they wouldn't be italicized. Grrrrr.
      September 17, 2021 7:20 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Because right-handed people rule the world! 
      September 17, 2021 7:53 PM MDT
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  • 17593
    But it looks more like a left-handed construction. 
      September 17, 2021 9:12 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    You think? The only people I know who write with a leftward slant are left-handed. 
      September 17, 2021 9:14 PM MDT
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  • 10636
    Some do, but when they try to "come out" they endure major harassment.  
      September 17, 2021 10:13 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    That is due to the prevailing wind direction.
      September 18, 2021 8:43 AM MDT
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