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Why do we go out west and back east?

Asked by tinyfaery (44107points) January 10th, 2009

Going “up north” and “down south” makes sense. But where are we going “back to” or “out to” when we refer to east and west? Do other countries have similar terms? Are these outdated terms? Do people still use them?

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