[sw-l] My Thumbs Hurt!

[Sandy Fleming]

List,

I just put the sign for rain in the BSL dictionary, like this: .

What has happened to the hand in the IMWA that the thumb is sticking out at
right angles from the back of the palm? This makes no sense to me but I
couldn't find the old handshape with a completely black palm and the thumb
drawn as a line on the opposite side to the baby finger.

Is the sign as I've written it correct (the palms should be facing down,
though slightly angled in the direction of motion), or is the simple spread
hand handshape still available?

Sandy




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