<DIV>Then how would would show when the thumb and the forefinger actually do alternate? That's what I do with "bird". It's NOT the forefinger moving alone, but both the thumb and forefinger moving. Are you saying you can't show the thumb moving alternately with a finger if that's what you are actually doing? I'm confused.</DIV>
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<DIV>Charles</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Valerie Sutton <sutton@signwriting.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">This is not Alternating Movement, Charles...This is Hinge <BR>Movement...big difference!! Of course HInge Movement can be used with <BR>Thumbs!! But Alternating means that one finger goes one direction at <BR>the same time that the other finger goes the other direction...Hinge <BR>Movement and Alternating Movement are two different things...This <BR>thumb, in your example, is like a Hinge on a door and it is not <BR>Alternating with any other finger...<BR><BR><BR><BR>> ATTACHMENT part 2 image/png name=pistol.png; x-unix-mode=0666<BR><BR><BR><BR>Val ;-)<BR><BR>--------------------<BR><BR><BR>On Mar 1, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Charles Butler wrote:<BR><BR>> I don't understand why the "thumb" cannot be considered a "finger" <BR>> when writing alternating finger movement, unless you have some other <BR>> way to write movement, compare pistol, and bird.<BR>> <BR>>
<BIRD.PNG> bird, <PISTOL.PNG> pistol. Both of these would not be <BR>> misunderstood with the<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <02-02-008-01-01-05.png> symbol, as how else could you move the index <BR>> and the thumb together twice. I'm definitely confused...... Charles <BR>> Butler<BR>><BR>><BR>> Valerie Sutton <SUTTON@SIGNWRITING.ORG>wrote:<BR>> SignWriting List<BR>> March 1st, 2005<BR>><BR>> FINGER MOVEMENT Alternating<BR>> Alternating Finger Movement Symbols can only be used when there are at<BR>> least two fingers doing the alternating (nothing to do with the<BR>> thumb)...<BR>><BR>> Can you see why this sign cannot be written this way? What do you think<BR>> the writer meant to write? smile...Try writing it again and post your<BR>> new writing to the List...This will be fun!<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> > ATTACHMENT part 2 image/gif name=FingerMovement16.gif; <BR>>
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