New Word

I decided to use the blog to learn 2 new words each week. Everyone wants to build vocabulary!

The word for today (first word of the week) is: mixed-handedness, which is related to the word ambidextrous.
I discovered today that ambidextrous means EQUAL use of the hands or ability to use the left hand and right hand equally well, which is not the same as the use of different hands for different tasks, which is mixed-handedness. So there are people who are right-handed, left-handed (lefties), mixed-handed, and ambidextrous.

It is unclear why mixed-handed people choose one hand over the other for tasks. Maybe it is because of habit or training.

The definition of ambidextrous from Cambridge Dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ambidextrous

And here is an interesting article on handedness:

Is handedness determined by genetics?
MedlinePlus.gov
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/handedness/