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<body><div style="text-align: left;">I'm glad there was this discussion, even if I got into it a little late! <img src="http://gfx1.mail.live.com/mail/w1/ltr/../emoticons/smile_wink.gif"> If we can hammer out exactly how to explain these symbols, there might be fewer misunderstandings by new SignWriters.<br>KJ<br></div><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] wrist flex versus rotation<br>> From: icemandeaf@gmail.com<br>> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:32:35 +0000<br>> <br>> I agree as well. I was just trying to get my brain to have a reason to be able to explain it. (The teacher in me, I guess.)<br>> <br>> Adam<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: "K.J. Boal" <kjoanne403@hotmail.com><br>> <br>> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:29:25 <br>> To:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> Subject: RE: [sw-l] wrist flex versus rotation<br>> <br>> <br>> I see what you mean, Adam; it's physically impossible to hold your arms and hands in that position and actually<br>> flex your wrist; but I like the wrist-flex symbol for the movement because the palm facing isn't changing.<br>> KJ<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------<br>> > From: signwriting@MAC.COM<br>> > Subject: Re: [sw-l] wrist flex versus rotation<br>> > Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 14:42:43 -0700<br>> > To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> > <br>> > On Jul 6, 2007, at 2:29 PM, Adam Frost wrote:<br>> > > I see what you mean. I was just wondering because I can bend my <br>> > > wrist so my hand goes from side to side and forward to back, but <br>> > > when I have my wrist bent forward like the Cherie's sign for wow, I <br>> > > can't bend my wrist side to side. My forearm rotates. I even tried <br>> > > holding my forearm so that it won't and I can't get the up down <br>> > > movement in the hand.<br>> > ><br>> > > Adam<br>> > <br>> > I see. If that is the case, then we are seeing different signs. See <br>> > the attached. What do you see in these photos? This is a screen <br>> > capture of the two positions of the sign. In this picture, I see the <br>> > white palm facing Cherie's chest both in the beginning and ending <br>> > position. Am I wrong? Does her palm finish facing the floor? To me it <br>> > looks like her fingers are pointing down to the floor at the end, but <br>> > that is still a white palm towards her body...Do you see this as the <br>> > palms facing the floor? If so, then it is the movement like the sign <br>> > for BAD, instead of ARGUE ;-))<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------<br>> Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try it! <br>> <br>> <br><br /><hr />Discover the new Windows Vista <a href='http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE' target='_new'>Learn more!</a></body>
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