Google’s results for sports standings has Eastern Conference on the left and Western Conference on the right and it bothers me to no end!
Google’s results for sports standings has Eastern Conference on the left and Western Conference on the right and it bothers me to no end!
Also, and probably related to that, people generally say “east and west” rather than “west and east”.
Similarly, “north and south” rather than “south and north”.
In both cases the latter version just sounds wrong somehow.