Deutscher himself talks about two ways most people use to describe directions. The two terms are referred to as “egocentric” and “geographical” directions. Egocentric directions require verbal instructions that include some relative directions such as left, right, up, down, forward, and backward (450). On the other hand, geographic directions include descriptions such as south, north, west, and east. Personally it is much easier for me and for society to think that our relative directions are much easier to describe as opposed to having a constant compass in our minds. Using the terms left and right are the usual everyday descriptions I use for almost everything. I find it almost impossible to understand and adapt to saying “on your south-west”, thinking hard and concentrating on the phrase I realize that it is down or down to the left. It is much easier to use egocentric coordinates because it is very easy to adapt to since they are more visual (450). Deutscher talks about an Australian language called Guugu Yimithirr, which does not use simple description of directions using egocentric but rather uses cardinal directions. Speakers of Guugu Yimithirr use the cardinal directions for everything, whether it's moving from side to side, from west to east, or simply forgetting something on the table: "I left it on the southern edge of the western table." (451) I wouldn't
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