<DIV>Query, Valerie, what is the source of the sign "Prophecy" in the ASL sign puddle.</DIV>
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<DIV>the sign for Prophesy (the verb) has the orientation of the non-dominant flat plane hand with the palm down. </DIV>
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<DIV><IMG alt=prophesy src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-US/dict/sl/prophesy.png" align=middle border=0></DIV>
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<DIV>The sign for "prophecy" (the noun) has the orientation of the non-dominant flat plane hand apparently with the palm up, an awkward position at best. </DIV>
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<DIV><IMG alt=prophecy src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-US/dict/sl/prophecy.png" align=middle border=0></DIV>
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<DIV>Is this really the sign for prophecy? It does not seem to match the sign in Lottie Riekehoff's "Joy of Signing" where the palm is clearly facing "down," not "up,"</DIV>
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<DIV>Interestingly enough, following that book, the orientation of the moving hand actually does a flip.</DIV>
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<DIV><IMG alt=prophesy_2 src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-US/dict/sl/prophesy_2.png" align=middle border=0></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">SignWriting List<BR>June 6, 2005<BR><BR>Hello Sergio!<BR>I prefer your first writing. Yes. We mix two planes within one sign <BR>all the time. I believe the first one is better, because the symbols <BR>are less complex. There may be others who disagree, <BR>though..smile...So you can technically write it either way and it is <BR>correct.... Val ;-)<BR><BR>----------------------<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Sergio wrote:<BR><BR>> Dear SW List,<BR>><BR>> I want ask to you if can I mixing two plane or point of view in a <BR>> Sign. Example:<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR> Or the rule say that I need make it in the same plane, example:<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR> What is better ?<BR>><BR>> Thank you,<BR>><BR>> Sergio Ribeiro<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>