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I'll be glad to update the map, Val. <br>
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While I realized the probable reason for you writing the circles as you
did, I wonder if it could be a useful way of showing signs for hands
making movements at a slight angle to each other?<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
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Valerie Sutton wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="midB730D855-78E5-4516-B1DA-FCA173A84BBB@signwriting.org">SignWriting
List
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August 22, 2005
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Hello Bill!
<br>
Great comments below. Thank you...Actually both versions are writing
circles that go straight ahead, directly to the front wall, with no
angle on either one of them...but that is why it really doesn't matter
which one you write, because they both mean the same thing! But you
are correct, that it gives the feeling of what you mention below...but
that is only because if you really wrote what you see...the circle
would become a straight vertical line since the front would have to be
written directly on top of the back of the circle...smile...So I guess
that is why I always chose the symmetrical opposites on the circles to
make sure people would realize that the circles are going straight
front and our viewpoint is not on an angle...interesting!
<br>
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By the way, Bill...we have more countries now. Your wonderful map on
the front page of our site, leads you to the Who Uses SignWriting page:
<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.signwriting.org/about/who/index.html">http://www.signwriting.org/about/who/index.html</a>
<br>
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....and then you can see more than 27 countries now...do you think we
can fit on more red dots on the map?! If not, that is ok...but it was
on my mind so I am glad you wrote!
<br>
<br>
Val ;-)
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On Aug 22, 2005, at 1:15 PM, Bill Reese wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">The first Tegn seems to describe both circles
in the same plane. To me it's almost like I'm looking at the sign
slightly to one side - which is perfectly normal - not everyone
watches someone signing from a straight on perspective. In seeing
both circles in the same plane, it reinforces the concept of both
hands moving similarly and that they are on opposite sides of the
circle.
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Tegn_2 appears almost same, except that the circles do not seem to be
in the same plane but at a slight angle to each other. It looks
rather like the left hand is going slightly left and the right hand is
going slightly right.
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