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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Valerie, Jonathan and
friends, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Perhaps it is good to
know that every five years or so we open this can of worms again and again ... </span></font><span
class=hps><span lang=EN>There are some</span></span><span lang=EN> <span
class=hps>symbols for</span> <span class=hps>hand shapes</span> <span
class=hps>that are</span> <span class=hps>not accepted by all</span> <span
class=hps>experienced</span> <span class=hps>writers</span> <span class=hps>in
this way.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I do not understand and
my brain refuses to accept the writing in the second line ... the right thumb
looking as if sticking out to the left is extremely confusing to me. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would never use this
symbol to indicate the right hand... <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Just to add a comment ...
everybody is free to write as he wants to smile – (I know) but
nevertheless – <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In this case it looks as
if there is a “rule” since this graphic and photo shows up in a “manual”
and as if people who would not follow would not know how to do it correctly ...
smile <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Perhaps there is a way to
identify and mark these symbols that are still a problemn to some of us. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All best Stefan <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages
[mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Im
Auftrag von </span></b>Jonathan Duncan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b> Freitag, 20. September
2013 19:12<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b>
SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b> Finger Direction Is
Meaningful</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Val and Adam,<br>
I have a question about the "Finger Direction Is
Meaningful" pages in the "SignWriting Hand Symbols" manual and
the "American Sign Language Hand Symbols" manual.<br>
<br>
I understand the these handshapes and positions can we
written either like the left column or the right column. Is this only
true in the case of the top view of the back of the hand pointing
forward? I see that ALL the examples are the top view of the back of the
hand pointing forward. Also, would this be true of all handshapes or just
the one you have listed on the "Finger Direction Is Meaningful"
pages?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<img width=600 height=776 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image003.gif@01CEB64C.192E5680"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>email:
<a href="mailto:duncanjonathan@yahoo.ca">duncanjonathan@yahoo.ca</a><br>
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href="mailto:joyoduncan@gmail.com">joyoduncan@gmail.com</a><br>
Cel Honduras: (504)3141-1171<br>
Tel USA: (347)875-8442 <br>
Skype: yojoduncan<br>
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