Malta-Scorpion

[Charles Butler]

I guess I see a split where other people don't.  If I switch to the top of
the head, this is ONLY for me for those signs where the hand is physically
above the head, not in front of it, like "You are alone" which shows the top
of the head to show the hand out in front of the body.

Trying to find out where, to me, the back of the hand is, is important, and
the split on the hand on the box, is going the wrong way on the G hand.  The
split hand (without the gap for outward) shows me the orientation is not
exactly pointed straight out but at an angle, which is always a confusing
position to write anyway.

Does anyone else see this this way?  I realize we are still exploring.

Charles


----- Original Message -----
From: Stefan Woehrmann2 <stefanwoehrmann at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 5:30 AM
Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion


> discussion: writing handshapes in different perspectives
>
> Hi Charles
> In your second spelling you use a different symbol for the handshape -
>
>
> SSS : 01 - 02 - 004 - 01 - 02     (hand up, back of hand to the right)
>
> I understand your idea to stick to the top down view - but in this case
> there has to be somewhere the gap to inform the reader -
> As far as I know there are no top-down views included in the SSS for
> handorientations with fingers pointing upward - and I do not miss them.
>
> To me it would not be any problem to use the top down view for the head
in
> order to show exactly where to contact the top of the head ( if this is
> neccessary)  and to add the handsymbol that includes in itself all
> information about orientation as you can see from the SSS
>
>  see next message
>
> Stefan :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Butler" <chazzer3 at EROLS.COM>
> To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion
>
>
> > Whenever I change perspective, I look at the hand from that perspective.
> > Since I'm looking down from the top, the hand must be half and half
rather
> > than all black as I am seeing the edge of the hand rather than the back
of
> > the hand.
> >
> > This is the only way I know of to show the "back top" of the head as
> opposed
> > to the front top of the head, like one of the signs I have seen for
> > "Pharaoh" with a serpent brushing up from the forehead.  (two signs
> > attached)
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Charles Butler <chazzer3 at EROLS.COM>
> > To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: Malta-Scorpion
> >
> >
> > > Here's my take on it.  If the back is at the bottom looking at the top
> of
> > > the head, this should be accurate for "scorpion"
> > >
> > > Charles Butler
> > >
> >
>

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