StoryNote logo

I grew up writing English left-handed, which causes you to unintentionally smear the ink of whatever you've just written. How did Hebrew catch on as being written right-to-left if the same exact problem would be mirrored with their right hand?

by /u/serenity78 in /r/AskHistorians

Upvotes: 60

Favorite this post:
Mark as read:
Your rating:
Add this post to a custom list

StoryNote©

Reddit is a registered trademark of Reddit, Inc. Use of this trademark on our website does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Reddit, Inc.