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Can you say something like "I turned the box leftside right" in English? Or what should be used in place of "leftside right"?
By "leftside right" I mean pivoting by 180 degrees.
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Can you say something like "I turned the box leftside right" in English? Or what should be used in place of "leftside right"?
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Can you say something like "I turned the box leftside right" in English? Or what should be used in place of "leftside right"?
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Can you say something like "I turned the box leftside right" in English? Or what should be used in place of "leftside right"?
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I wish you could - it's just a logical transform of "upside down" and I would understand it. Sadly, many people struggle with left and right, and that coupled with the fact that although some 3D shapes such as boxes definitely have a right and left side, others are more ambiguous (clothing, for example).
It's more common to use "back to front", as in:
"The box was back to front so I fixed it."
or
"I put my trousers on back to front"
There's still the implication of a 180 degrees rotation about the same axis that you describe, but there's no longer the need to figure out left and right.
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
1
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
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No. I'm a native British English speaker and wouldn't have a clue what you meant by "leftside right".
I would suggest describing the action in terms of positioning the faces (left, back, right, front, top, bottom), e.g. "Rotate the box so the left side is facing the front".
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That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
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Turn the object so its left side is now facing right (i.e upside down)
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
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Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
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I wish you could - it's just a logical transform of "upside down" and I would understand it. Sadly, many people struggle with left and right, and that coupled with the fact that although some 3D shapes such as boxes definitely have a right and left side, others are more ambiguous (clothing, for example).
It's more common to use "back to front", as in:
"The box was back to front so I fixed it."
or
"I put my trousers on back to front"
There's still the implication of a 180 degrees rotation about the same axis that you describe, but there's no longer the need to figure out left and right.
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
1
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
I wish you could - it's just a logical transform of "upside down" and I would understand it. Sadly, many people struggle with left and right, and that coupled with the fact that although some 3D shapes such as boxes definitely have a right and left side, others are more ambiguous (clothing, for example).
It's more common to use "back to front", as in:
"The box was back to front so I fixed it."
or
"I put my trousers on back to front"
There's still the implication of a 180 degrees rotation about the same axis that you describe, but there's no longer the need to figure out left and right.
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
1
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
I wish you could - it's just a logical transform of "upside down" and I would understand it. Sadly, many people struggle with left and right, and that coupled with the fact that although some 3D shapes such as boxes definitely have a right and left side, others are more ambiguous (clothing, for example).
It's more common to use "back to front", as in:
"The box was back to front so I fixed it."
or
"I put my trousers on back to front"
There's still the implication of a 180 degrees rotation about the same axis that you describe, but there's no longer the need to figure out left and right.
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
I wish you could - it's just a logical transform of "upside down" and I would understand it. Sadly, many people struggle with left and right, and that coupled with the fact that although some 3D shapes such as boxes definitely have a right and left side, others are more ambiguous (clothing, for example).
It's more common to use "back to front", as in:
"The box was back to front so I fixed it."
or
"I put my trousers on back to front"
There's still the implication of a 180 degrees rotation about the same axis that you describe, but there's no longer the need to figure out left and right.
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
answered 54 mins ago
PamPam
4,0851630
4,0851630
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
1
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
1
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
But I can achieve "back to front" by turning it upside down as well. What if I want to specifically turn it from left to right?
– Happy
51 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
@Happy, that's upside down, not back to front? It's really difficult to put your trousers on upside down... But, yes, I think I see what you're saying, you could get a similar rotation of the box by pivoting about a horizontal axis, but it wouldn't be the same. Think about 6-sided dice. I want the 1 at the front and the 4 on top, but the 6 is at the front. If I pivot it left side right (or back to front), then the 4 stays on top, but if I go upside down, it's now a 3.
– Pam
45 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
Okay, I see what you're saying about the 6 sided dice, but in this context it doesn't really matter what's at the top, we're only interested in the back and front facing sides.
– Happy
22 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
But I understand that back to front is what I'm looking for, thanks!
– Happy
20 mins ago
1
1
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
@Happy, if you use "leftside right", you're going to run in to people who insist "rightside left" is different or better somehow. I can't speak for AmE, but BrE I would use "back to front".
– Pam
14 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
No. I'm a native British English speaker and wouldn't have a clue what you meant by "leftside right".
I would suggest describing the action in terms of positioning the faces (left, back, right, front, top, bottom), e.g. "Rotate the box so the left side is facing the front".
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
add a comment |
No. I'm a native British English speaker and wouldn't have a clue what you meant by "leftside right".
I would suggest describing the action in terms of positioning the faces (left, back, right, front, top, bottom), e.g. "Rotate the box so the left side is facing the front".
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
add a comment |
No. I'm a native British English speaker and wouldn't have a clue what you meant by "leftside right".
I would suggest describing the action in terms of positioning the faces (left, back, right, front, top, bottom), e.g. "Rotate the box so the left side is facing the front".
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
No. I'm a native British English speaker and wouldn't have a clue what you meant by "leftside right".
I would suggest describing the action in terms of positioning the faces (left, back, right, front, top, bottom), e.g. "Rotate the box so the left side is facing the front".
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
answered 1 hour ago
ᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇᴇʟᴇvᴀтᴇ
1,0801919
1,0801919
That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
add a comment |
That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
That's 90 degrees, when the left side faces the front.
– Happy
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Turn the object so its left side is now facing right (i.e upside down)
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
1
Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
add a comment |
Turn the object so its left side is now facing right (i.e upside down)
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
1
Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
add a comment |
Turn the object so its left side is now facing right (i.e upside down)
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
Turn the object so its left side is now facing right (i.e upside down)
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
answered 46 mins ago
Mari-Lou AMari-Lou A
62.5k55221460
62.5k55221460
1
Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
1
1
Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
Other axis - pretend the box contains a plant and you don't want earth anywhere.
– Pam
30 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
@Pam the instruction still works if the OP omits the parenthetical comment.
– Mari-Lou A
27 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
Yes, you're right. I guess "leftside right" could equally apply to "upside down" or "back to front" (assuming a non-deformable object and that you don't care where the top ends up).
– Pam
20 mins ago
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