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<DIV>Hello Ingrid and all,</DIV>
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<DIV>I would agree with this discussion. For the curved fingers on facing the reader, I think the fingers should go the other way, the way you flip it for the "hook" hand.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Ingvild Roald <ingvild.roald@STATPED.NO></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi Val and everyone,<BR><BR>when I take a closer look at this diagram, I get even more confused.<BR><BR>Usually, as with the Index handshape, there is a change from collumn 1 to<BR>collumn 3.<BR>In this diagram, they point the same way.<BR><BR>To my feeling, column 1, row 1 shows the left hand, not the right one - <BR><BR>See my markings in red for the three, and in green for the one I feel is<BR>right<BR><BR>More next message<BR><BR>Ingvild<BR><BR><BR><BR>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu writes:<BR>>SignWriting List<BR>>November 24, 2004<BR>><BR>>Ingvild Roald wrote:<BR>>> If I am right about this, the handshapes where the fingers are straight<BR>>> from the palm are easy. But I get problems understanding the system <BR>>> when<BR><BR>>> the fingers are curved. For instance, in the sign for 'Switzerland' in <BR>>> the<BR><BR>>> Si!
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how is the hand held?<BR>>><BR>>> Sorry to beother you, but as I may have misunderstood the system, and <BR>>> as<BR><BR>>> others may have trouble, I felt I ought to ask.<BR>><BR>><BR>>Hello Everyone and Ingvild!<BR>>No bother. Glad to answer your question. I agree with Ingvild. I do not <BR>>like the way we wrote the sign for Switzerland. It doesn't seem correct <BR>>in the palm facing does it? Please see attached...which palm facing do <BR>>you all suggest we use?...Thanks for pointing this out, Ingvild!!<BR><BR><BR><BR>> ATTACHMENT part 2 image/gif name=Switzerland2.gif<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>