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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think the issue is that the words "clockwise" and especially "counterclockwise" are way too long and therefore people prefer saying "left" or "right".

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Not to mention a rapidly growing segment of the population is unable to read analog 12 hour clocks, so the analogy is not that helpful.