Amazed (Modified by Stuart Thiessen)

[Stuart Thiessen]

Actually, WONDERFUL is different. AMAZE is more like SURPRISE but 
signed differently and has a slightly different meaning.

Thanks,

Stuart

On Nov 29, 2005, at 20:23, Charles Butler wrote:

> Go to the same site, Valerie and Stuart, and check on Wonderful.  I 
> think that is the sign you are talking about.  The "Amaze" sign I that 
> site I would use for "surprise".  Shows what different ASL sign 
> communities translate English words as.
>  
> Charles Butler
>
>
> Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
>> SignWriting List
>> November 29, 2005
>>
>> Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>> > Another sign I am trying to evaluate the spelling of is AMAZE. I
>> > wrote it like this:
>> > Basically, it is eyes wide open, mouth open, closed fist with
>> > thumbs extended from the palm. The four fingers extend all the way
>> > and quickly return to the fist. Does this spelling make sense? Or
>> > should I use the ^ finger symbols? I probably could just use a
>> > simple fist i! nstead of the thumb extended. Any thoughts from ASL
>> > users?
>>
>> Hello Stuart -
>> Since I had never seen that sign before, I looked on this web page:
>>
>> http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
>>
>> Is that the sign for Amazing that you are talking about? It doesn't
>> look like it closes again, in the video clip on that web page...but
>> their sign may be a different one...
>>
>> The symbol you chose for open-close was actually developed for
>> writing small opening and closings of fingers...like drumming your
>> fingers on a table...not such a big opening and closing...but it may
>> be a solution anyway...let me try a few ways of writing it and it
>> will be fun to discuss it ...smile...Val ;-)
>>
>
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