<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Yes, it looks like it is readable. ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>Adam<br><br>On May 26, 2010, at 7:07 PM, "Charles Butler" <<a href="mailto:chazzer3332000@YAHOO.COM">chazzer3332000@YAHOO.COM</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Valerie, think of opening a spread gloved hand, then picking up a fencer's rapier, turning it in a circle and then thrusting forward. Epee means sword, so this is perfect.</div>
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<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></b> Valerie Sutton <<a href="mailto:writesignlanguage@GMAIL.COM">writesignlanguage@GMAIL.COM</a>><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU"><a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU</a></a><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Wed, May 26, 2010 10:00:49 PM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: Sign Name For de l'Épée<br></font><br>SignWriting List<br>May 26, 2010<br><br>Hi Adam -<br>When I read that sign, I see the flat five hand palm touching my chest, and then it moves forward diagonal right and then the handshape that is like holding the reigns of a horse, palm to the ground, and then there is a wrist rotation back towards the chest and around and then the hand moves forward a little...is that what you meant to write? smile looks great to me -<br><br>And everyone - you have no idea how exciting this is - we have some new software to announce later that I know will change history - SignWriting, for reading and
writing for everyday use (smile), will spread now to more and more people because of the software development that we are doing...<br><br>So we will share all this with you in the coming weeks -<br><br>There are nothing but smiles here -<br><br>Val ;-)<br><br><br><br>On May 26, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Adam Frost wrote:<br><br>> I am putting together an article on Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée from the work of Charles Butler and Lucinda O'Grady Batch. I had an professor who showed me de l'Épée's name sign as it is signed in France. I am hoping that this is readable to someone who has never seen his name sign before.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I also added the sign for his birthplace, Versailles, into the article, but I think that most people will be able to read that one as it is very simple. :-) And I know that my professor showed me the sign for Truffault (where the school for the deaf is), but I can't remember it. I will have to
look that one up in my notes. Or just get ahold of my professor again somehow. :-)<br>> <br>> Adam<br>> <br><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>