
<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="">I don’t think there is any specific published guideline mainly because there are so many possible cases when one might work better than the other and the same the other way around in other cases. The best rule of thumb is choose what most writers/readers choose. ;-)<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My personal observation is most writers/readers prefer to stay within the same perspective, as you mentioned already. I have also noticed that most prefer to write in the front view whenever possible. So if both symbols can be written in the front view, write that.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">However, there are cases when symbols are better understood when in another view. This can happen when there are fingers on the symbol and they prevent placement of the symbol in some way. To illustrate, I have taken your example and added a thumb. (I am not suggesting that your writing should have the thumb, just showing a case where one palm facing would be better than another due to overlapping.)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="50C6157D-C96F-4939-AD4A-8AD4D31A459A" width="58" height="56" src="cid:8EE5E0C0-6DAA-4FCD-8ABB-C33C65174889" class=""> vs <img apple-inline="yes" id="DAF62C28-1AEB-4BF4-BD4E-DDCB08657257" width="51" height="47" src="cid:5563DE97-5A28-4003-BC4E-39A89A967C53" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Notice that the second writing has an issue with the symbol placement because of the thumb hitting the other symbol. The same could happen with the first symbol if the other symbol needed to be placed on top.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="ED7BABD6-A6C0-4368-BFA5-B7D67DCD5E7A" width="55" height="50" src="cid:6A1B3652-3952-4D40-9F89-19250A84FD07" class=""> vs <img apple-inline="yes" id="3471992D-E6BF-44AF-98AA-CCBA7552488C" width="54" height="56" src="cid:5BECD537-0699-4608-92BE-52B6683B300B" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I know this isn’t the best example as this probably wouldn’t be an actual sign, but it does illustrate how sometimes mixing front and top view can be the preferred choice.</div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="">

<span><img apple-inline="yes" id="3548B9CC-B598-4C10-A1F5-86EF7145E0EA" src="cid:BC7FF2BE-B327-4618-B076-E92B91C176BA@home" class=""></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Adam</span>

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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 14, 2023, at 6:59 AM, Ms. AnnaGrace <<a href="mailto:msannagrace20@gmail.com" class="">msannagrace20@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Hi Reubens,</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I personally accept both ways. They produce the same sign. Both are readable, understood, and meets the same target.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I am currently showing SW to children. If one child has not yet learned or reached the level of a certain symbol, I use an alternative symbol they are already familiar with.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Your video is fantastic. I would like to learn how to make a video like it. Could you teach me and others how?</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">AnnaGrace </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 8:54 AM Profo Rubens Almeida <<a href="mailto:rubens.escritadesinais@gmail.com" class="">rubens.escritadesinais@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">Hello

to all SignWriting List members!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">We

know that the SignWriting system allows you to write a sign with more than one

possibility, that is, two or more ways of writing the same sign.</span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">My

question is about the writings that can be recorded with the Handshape in the

same perspective and that can also be recorded with the Handshape in different

perspectives, whether they can have a preference of choice, aiming to propose a

writing pattern.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">To

illustrate, I made a short video containing an example of writing that fits

this question.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">Follow

the video link below:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class=""><a href="https://youtu.be/khEbbOUk2-c" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" class="">https://youtu.be/khEbbOUk2-c</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">Experienced

SignWriting writers have already advised me that it is preferable to choose

writing that contains handshapes in the same perspective. Therefore, I would

like to know if there is any publication that makes exactly this

recommendation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">Thank

you for everyone's attention!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:21.3pt;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif" class="">Signed

hugs!</span></p></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><span class=""></span><span class=""></span><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yNp73q7AcP8Wqw8_S65uSHlbRaLcT6qly7vpH3qijZwx97hpn89Y-uasalpvWK2rfKBgPAW5s" width="420" height="252" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div>

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