COLOMBIA: Question Tortoise sign

[Charles Butler]

Unfortunately, Ingvild, the handshape you draw as a thumb looks like the
extended 3rd finger.  I, personally, would prefer to have a shortened thumb
in that position myself, but the system, as presently used, doesn't allow
for it.   I would prefer the back of the hand to be a claw hand, as you have
it as well.

Any suggestions out there people?

You collapse the hands together as they really are.  I think people were
trying to draw the hands slightly apart to be able to see them.

Charles

----- Original Message -----
From: Ingvild Roald <ingvild.roald at STATPED.NO>
To: <SW-L at admin.humberc.on.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: COLOMBIA: Question Tortoise sign


> The sign has the left hand on top of the right hand, and the right thumb
> is closing repeatedly - right?
>
> I Norwegain SL the right thumb is wiggling back and forth, and I would
> write it one of these two ways, using the availabe symbols (see attached
> gif)
>
> As for the sybols in the cup-thumb.gif, I read (as I look at my own
hands):
>  no 1: hand upright, palm left. thumb towards me
> no 2:  hand upright, palm front, thumb ??? must be left hand   - if I
> should change the symbol, I would create no 3
>
> no 4: hand horisontal, palm left, thumb up towards me
> no 5: hand horsintal, palm down, thumb ???? must be left hand    - if I
> should change the symbols, I would create no 6
>
> (but it is perfectly possible to use the existing symbols, and let no 2
> and no 5 be left hand symbols)
>
> So when I look at the writng of the sign form Colombia, I cannot place my
> physical right-hand thumb in any posisiton that can be written as given,
> with or without arms ....
>
> Ingvild
>
> SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA writes:
> >Ingvild, I am curious as to how you see two right hands in diagram 3?
> >
> >The thumb of the top hand is pointing toward you, therefore its the left
> >hand back of hand.  The bottom hand is pointed forward and to the right.
> >The thumb is detached to show that the hand is pointing forward as well
as
> >being seen on edge.  It's really the only place to attach the thumb that
> >is
> >still clear and can show the wiggling of the thumb with the open and
close
> >knuckle symbol.
> >
> >???
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Ingvild Roald <ingvild.roald at STATPED.NO>
> >To: <SW-L at admin.humberc.on.ca>
> >Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 5:50 AM
> >Subject: Re: COLOMBIA: Question Tortoise sign
> >
> >
> >> I agree that nr 3 is the best, but it's impossible, isn't it? Two right
> >> hands as I read it,
> >>
> >> Ingvild
>
>
>