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Just realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside down (lemmy.ml)
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[-] Resol@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

The opposite of "upside down" is not "downside up", but "right-side up".

The opposite of "right-side up" is not "left-side down", but "upside down".

Ladies, gentlemen, and all in between. The English language.

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 9 points 4 months ago

The up side is the right side. The down side is the wrong side. Quite logical to me

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

You've just made it make sense. Have an upvote of my gratitude.

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