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Imagine the alphabet. Which way are the letters oriented and in which direction do they go?

Posted by Connect_Rhubarb395

The same if your language uses another type of letters than the Lating alphabet: Which orientation and direction do you imagine your set of letters as?
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Narrow_Theory85311 Mar 29, 2026 +1
I am not what you are saying but I have to admit it’s a thought provoking question. Like I can imagine letting “A” pointing upwards because of the arrow like shape.. is that what you mean?
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Connect_Rhubarb395 Mar 29, 2026 +3
No, all the letters are on/in a line. Which way and direction is that line oriented? ABC? CBA? A B C? C B A? Or something else altogether?
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SuzCoffeeBean Mar 29, 2026 +1
ABC I thought everyone imagined it the same? Assuming I’m understanding what you mean here
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Narrow_Theory85311 Mar 29, 2026 +1
Ok.. then. I would think most people would imagine it the way that it’s usually lined up, since we are talking about the alphabet used in the English.. so. ABCDEF.. right to left in normal sequence.
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Jumpy-Movie-6873 Mar 29, 2026 +1
brings up another good question of why did the guy who invented the keyboard put it like that
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madnhain Mar 29, 2026 +2
This is a fun rabbit hole to go down! If I recall, people were typing too fast on mechanical typewriters, causing the arms to collide. The keyboard was designed to slow it down.
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OddSign2828 Mar 29, 2026 +3
I think less slow down and more put commonly used letters far apart on the keyboard so the arms were never close to each other
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Narrow_Theory85311 Mar 29, 2026 +2
I tend to agree with you. I think it has to do with the frequency of the usage of each letters. Although I also question the placement of the letters. I think vowels should be set in the home key position.
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madnhain Mar 29, 2026 +1
Look up alternative keyboard layouts. They have been around a long time. Edit: Non-QWERTY keyboard layouts like Dvorak and Colemak aim to improve typing speed and comfort…
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hahwke Mar 29, 2026 +1
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z I'm trying to imagine taking that image and slowly rotating it upside down. I can't do it. I keep thinking about individual letters being rotated upside down. I can't do the whole block at once.
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yunwibubu Mar 30, 2026 +1
So there is no picture in my head, just audio. I hear the letters being read out in order.
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Ok-Implement-6969 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Most face the right. Only J and Z face left.
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OldDogWithOldTricks Mar 29, 2026 +1
Lol, ever hear of aphantasia?
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