Suggestion

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 18, 2006

Stuart Thiessen wrote:
> I know it messes with the status quo, but we thought that kind of a
> name might have more impact in helping ASL deaf realize that
> SignWriting is not some other system seeking to impose English, but a
> way of writing down our true ASL signs.

What is the status quo? I didn't realize there was one ... it was  
never standardized in that way as far as I know...

so go right ahead and choose whatever is best for ASL...I bet there  
are several ways it could be signed and that is good...