<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello AnnaGrace,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The “~” is generally for tense movements. It can be found under “Dynamics Symbols” group. In “Lessons in SignWriting” Textbook, it can be found on 164-168.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If it written with movement arrows, it means the movement is with tension. If it is written with a handshape, it means the handshape is held with tension — much like when placing classifiers in a location. If it is written within the facial circle, it means there is a tension on the face in that location. The most common would be tense lips. There is even punctuation with the same symbol which means the entire phrase/sentence is done in a tense way.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I hope this helps.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 9, 2022, at 4:31 PM, Ms. AnnaGrace <<a href="mailto:msannagrace20@GMAIL.COM" class="">msannagrace20@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi All,<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I've been looking through the textbook for the meaning of this symbol (see below), but I must be overlooking it somehow. I've gone through the SignPuddle, but I can't seem to figure it out. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">To save me time, could any of you please quickly tell me what does this symbol mean (in a red circle, pointed by the red arrow)? If it's defined in the textbook, what page is it on?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="cid:ii_l91za99g0"><Screen Shot 2022-10-09 at 7.27.11 PM.png></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">AnnaGrace</div></div>
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