[Sw-l] What does "~" represent?

[Ms. AnnaGrace]

Hi All,

Thank you for your responses! They have been very, very helpful. 🙏

Take care,
AnnaGrace

On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 8:01 PM Adam Frost <icemandeaf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello AnnaGrace,
>
> The “~” is generally for tense movements. It can be found under “Dynamics
> Symbols” group. In “Lessons in SignWriting” Textbook, it can be found on
> 164-168.
>
> If it written with movement arrows, it means the movement is with tension.
> If it is written with a handshape, it means the handshape is held with
> tension — much like when placing classifiers in a location. If it is
> written within the facial circle, it means there is a tension on the face
> in that location. The most common would be tense lips. There is even
> punctuation with the same symbol which means the entire phrase/sentence is
> done in a tense way.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
>
> Adam
>
> On Oct 9, 2022, at 4:31 PM, Ms. AnnaGrace <msannagrace20 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've been looking through the textbook for the meaning of this symbol (see
> below), but I must be overlooking it somehow. I've gone through the
> SignPuddle, but I can't seem to figure it out.
>
> To save me time, could any of you please quickly tell me what does this
> symbol mean (in a red circle, pointed by the red arrow)? If it's defined in
> the textbook, what page is it on?
>
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>
> Thanks,
>
> AnnaGrace
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