Left-Handers Are Better at Mirror-Writing Than Right-Handers
Mirror writing means writing in mirror-reversed script.
Letters are left-right flipped and sentences need to be read right-to-left.
Mirror-writing is typically carried out with the left hand to avoid smudging ink.
Studies show that left-handers are better than right-handers at mirror-writing.
Are left-handers better at mirror-writing than right-handers?
Recently, a reader of this blog emailed me that she was left-handed and had noticed that she was much better at mirror-writing than anybody else she knew. She therefore wanted to know whether there is any scientific evidence that left-handers are better at mirror-writing than right-handers.
Mirror writing means writing in mirror-reversed script, so that letters are left-right flipped and sentences need to be read right-to-left, not left-to-right. The text only appears normal when looked at in a mirror. Mirror writing sometimes occurs in children who are learning to write, but........
