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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Valerie,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for the compliments
and mentioning on the list about the poem. It has been a long time since I
did Sign Writing a poem. It made me sit with my dictionary again, which was a
very good exercise.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am still working on your family poem off and on.
But I will eventually get it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>I have a question about your term CESL...for
Canadian-English-Sign-Language...That is usually called ASL, is it not? Or is
CESL a separate and unique Sign Language? I never heard that term
before...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reason I said Canadian English. Over the years
I have noticed that ESL from England at times, is slightly different, as is
the Quebec French with the French from France</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been working together with a deaf person who
was at Bellville . You may remember me talking about him. He use to correct
me often by saying that a certain word in ASL was different from his language
and at times became upset about it. Ofcourse I was taking lessons from him so I
had to follow his language.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am also working with a group of school teachers.
Since deaf children are now schooled in the elementary schools, the
teachers want to learn to sign in English for the purpose of the
children to learn to read. They don't want ASL because of the
grammar.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had them read the poem and they loved
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did not know what else to call it, so
therefore Canadian English. If I am wrong I am open for corrections. Please do
so.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been following your latest lessons and
printed them all out, so when I have time over week-ends I will try it
out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you so much for that !!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>L.I.F.E.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tini.</FONT></DIV>
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