[sw-l] which is better: handwritten or printed?

Shane Gilchrist Ó hEorpa shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at FRANCISMAGINN.ORG
Tue Mar 1 13:37:41 UTC 2005


Sandy,

Im smiling cos you're using the London dialect ;)

It doesn’t exist in Belfast so it took me back to my university years in
London when I try and work out what my interpreters says - and they ll try
not to cry when they try and work out my Belfast dialect! :o

It was meant to be a M.C.S. for "always traveling everywhere" - I believe
the BSL sign for "travel" is the same one as the sign for "transport"

But excellent diagram although - I like it - it have a personal touch to it
- you're better at it than me!

Keep up your handwritten diagram! I know how the Chinese feel when they say
they prefer their Chinese handwritten very well than printed.

Val, I find myself doing the handwritten version faster than I do with the
computer - is it a good thing or what?

JAMES: are your books printed using the handwritten version or the printed
version? Just wondering...

Shane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu [mailto:owner-sw-
> l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] On Behalf Of Sandy Fleming
> Sent: 01 March 2005 08:27
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: RE: [sw-l] thumb diagonal down
>
> Hi Val & everybody!
>
> I was just going to ask this qestion about diagonals because I was tryign
> to
> write the BSL sign for "travel".
>
> After reading your answers I still don't understand how to write it,
> though!
>
> Here's an example of the sign written as seen by someone standing to the
> signer's left.
>
> How do I write it from the expressive viewpoint?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sandy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> > [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu]On Behalf Of Valerie Sutton
> > Sent: 01 March 2005 04:10
> > To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> > Subject: Re: [sw-l] thumb diagonal down
> >
> >
> > SignWriting List
> > February 28, 2005
> >
> > I would write gas, petrol, or benzin in these ways...the first one is
> > easiest...the second one shows diagonal action of the wrist, which puts
> > the hand at a weird angle to make that diagonal wrist motion...So I
> > would not worry about the palm facing...that would only confuse the
> > point, which is the direction of the thumb...
> >
> >



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