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| ==Definition and guide== | | ==Definition and guide== |
| *A '''left-hander''' is a person who is more skillful with the left hand than with the right. A left-hander will probably (but is not required to) use the left hand for tasks such as personal care, cooking, and so on. | | *A '''left-hander''' is a person who is more skillful with the left hand than with the right. A left-hander will probably (but is not required to) use the left hand for tasks such as personal care, cooking, and so on. |
− | * Writing with right hand alone ''does not'' necessarily indicate one's right-handedness. The world is right-handed-dominant, and many natural born left-handers were forced to write with their right hand. Consequently, a lot of born left-handers may write with their right hand but use the left for everything else. Further, some people write and draw left-handed, but have learned to use the right hand for other skilled tasks in order to accomodate tools designed for right-hand use. | + | * Writing with right hand alone ''does not'' necessarily indicate one's right-handedness. The world is right-handed-dominant, and many natural born left-handers were forced to write with their right hand. Consequently, a lot of born left-handers may write with their right hand but use the left for everything else. Further, some people write and draw left-handed, but have learned to use the right hand for other skilled tasks in order to accommodate tools designed for right-hand use. |
| *However, if a person writes left-handed then s/he ''is'' most likely left-handed. | | *However, if a person writes left-handed then s/he ''is'' most likely left-handed. |
| *People who are forced to use their left hand because their right hand is not available for use (for example, due to injury or disease) should not be included on this list. | | *People who are forced to use their left hand because their right hand is not available for use (for example, due to injury or disease) should not be included on this list. |