Talk:Tally marks

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[edit] The Square Symbols

The third image in this article doesn't have a caption explaining its origin, ie: who uses these symbols as tally marks? func(talk) 15:25, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] LL-to-UR or UL-to-LR?

What is the proper (or even popular) method of doing the fifth tally mark in the US, "Upper-Left to Lower-Right" or "Lower-Left to Upper-Right"? An organization I work with uses these for counting every day, and we find it interesting that most people do "Lower-Left to Upper-Right," but one or two people do the other way. Anyone know the "proper" methodology of tallying? Zebov ^{(talk|contribs)} 14:07, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I would think there is no "proper" method, no norm for this. But could it be related to handedness? With the elbow as a centre, right handed people will most easily produce / (LL-to-UR), and left handed people \ (LR-to-UL). By the way, how do you cross a check?--Niels Ø 22:52, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I am right-handed and do both my tally crossing and check "crossing" as / (LL-to-UR)... interesting. Zebov ^{(talk|contribs)} 14:03, 12 October 2006 (UTC)