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It's called the RIGHT hand for a reason
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Explanation: It used to be fairly normal for teachers in the US, at least, to 'correct' left-handed children by striking their hand or otherwise punishing them for using it for primary-hand tasks. My great-uncle suffered this bizarre form of correction as a child.
My partner suffered this form of correction in the late 80s.
This happened to me in 2003 in upstate New York
my dad and grandma both went through this
My Grandfather also had this experience and came out ambidextrous
One of my high school teachers became ambidextrous because of this.
They tied his left arm behind his back at a certain point because he just kept using it.