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| Mar 12, 2013 at 17:31 | comment | added | taswyn | For every metaphor where 'on' maps to 'up,' there is another where 'on' maps to 'down,' and it is also highly culturally dependent. Never make assumptions that your own cultural metaphors universally apply. As some examples: when water flows, it flows down. Reading is in many cultures a top to bottom motion. The top can be seen as the "ready" state, while the bottom is the activated one. Over hand throwing, waving onward, etc are often seen as forward arm motions, which would coincide with a top to bottom switch motion. | |
| Mar 12, 2013 at 13:03 | history | answered | Dvir Adler | CC BY-SA 3.0 |