<DIV>Go to the same site, Valerie and Stuart, and check on Wonderful. I think that is the sign you are talking about. The "Amaze" sign I that site I would use for "surprise". Shows what different ASL sign communities translate English words as.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Charles Butler</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>November 29, 2005<BR><BR>Stuart Thiessen wrote:<BR>> Another sign I am trying to evaluate the spelling of is AMAZE. I <BR>> wrote it like this:<BR>> Basically, it is eyes wide open, mouth open, closed fist with <BR>> thumbs extended from the palm. The four fingers extend all the way <BR>> and quickly return to the fist. Does this spelling make sense? Or <BR>> should I use the ^ finger symbols? I probably could just use a <BR>> simple fist i!
nstead of
the thumb extended. Any thoughts from ASL <BR>> users?<BR><BR>Hello Stuart -<BR>Since I had never seen that sign before, I looked on this web page:<BR><BR>http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm<BR><BR>Is that the sign for Amazing that you are talking about? It doesn't <BR>look like it closes again, in the video clip on that web page...but <BR>their sign may be a different one...<BR><BR>The symbol you chose for open-close was actually developed for <BR>writing small opening and closings of fingers...like drumming your <BR>fingers on a table...not such a big opening and closing...but it may <BR>be a solution anyway...let me try a few ways of writing it and it <BR>will be fun to discuss it ...smile...Val ;-)<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV>