Check Waves big on the SignPuddle ASL dictionary. I'm glad that "simple" is better.<br><br>Charles<br><br><br><b><i>Valerie Sutton <signwriting@mac.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> SignWriting List<br>November 9, 2008<br><br>Charles Butler wrote:<br>> I would have used that big graph, but I thought that the hands <br>> switched orientation in the process. If the hands move up and then <br>> down and the change palm facing line isn't there, I thought I'd have <br>> to use the figure I sent.<br>><br>> Am I being too careful in my writing?<br><br><br>Hi Charles!<br>For some reason the SW List software has not delivered your diagram to <br>the List, so I have not seen your writing. Can you send it again to <br>the List?<br><br>That happens sometimes, when many people are trying to post a lot of <br>diagrams to the list...the software gets
confused and doesn't post all <br>of them...<br><br>So I look forward to seeing your writing...<br><br>Meanwhile, I believe you are asking why I didn't write more palm <br>facing changes in the waves movement? If you are writing for research, <br>you could write more detail...but writing for everyday use, I think <br>the one handshape is enough to get the point across, that the five <br>hand is waving along with the movement...no need to write every palm <br>facing change in this case...the simplest writing possible, that is <br>understandable, should be the choice I think...<br><br>I think most signers would assume that the hand is doing a wave as <br>well...at least I would...<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>____________________________________________<br><br>SW-L SignWriting List<br><br>Post Message<br>SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br><br>List Archives and Help<br>http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br><br>Change Email
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