His right hand man?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="settles">settles</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>. <span word="May">May</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> (<span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="later">later</span>).</p><p><span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="without">without</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dexterous">dexterous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span>” <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="assistants">assistants</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="likening">likening</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>-<span word="molding">molding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span>-<span word="forming">forming</span>.</p><p><span word="Left">Left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span>, <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p>
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