Contact symbol and second contact

[Jonathan y Yolaine]

Hi all,
    Looks like the message got sent as I was typing it.  At least it 
gives us something to laugh about.  :-)   Just to let you all know that 
it wasn´t intentional. :-)

Jonathan

Jonathan Duncan wrote:
> Hi Val and Adam,
>   Thanks to the two of you for the
>
> --- On *Fri, 9/12/08, Valerie Sutton /<sutton at signwriting.org>/* wrote:
>
>     From: Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>
>     Subject: Re: [sw-l] Contact symbol and second contact
>     To: "SignWriting List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
>     Received: Friday, September 12, 2008, 4:51 PM
>
>     SignWriting List
>     September 12, 2008
>
>     Hello Jonathan and Adam!
>
>     Thank you for the excellent question, Jonathan, and the excellent  
>     answer, Adam -
>
>     As Adam explained very well, over time, some writers are starting to  
>     simplify the way we write.
>
>     In it's simplest form, this sign would be written like this:
>
>               
>
>     It is all based on the Spelling Rule called "Write The Position of  
>     Contact".
>
>     You try to write the sign to look as much like it does in real life as  
>     possible, writing the positions of contact as close to each other as  
>     possible so it gives the best "picture" possible of the position.
>     Nine  
>     times out of ten, this means that the Contact Star is not really  
>     needed because you can see by the position, that it is in contact...
>
>     If you cannot see the contact clearly by the position itself, then of  
>     course add the Contact star to give you the information, but in this  
>     case, it wasn't needed...
>
>     Notice another simplification...the little rim around the chin on the  
>     facial circle is gone in the attached writing as well...even though  
>     there is nothing wrong with writing the facial rim, and old writers  
>     are certainly still using the rims, there are some people who are  
>     dropping the rims, because there seems to be enough information  
>     without the rims...so that is another simplification that is starting...
>
>     This is all good....All writing systems move on to simpler  
>     spellings...it is a natural evolution...
>
>     By the way...double contact is a real movement and cannot be  
>     eliminated...it is only single contacts, that can be shown through the  
>     position, that can be eliminated if you prefer...
>
>     Val ;-)
>
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