Sign Language

[Rye]

Yesterday, I decided to teach myself some basic American Sign Language (maybe I'll learn more difficult stuff later!), because I find it interesting and fun. I'm pretty solid on fingerspelling, which is using the ASL (lawl omfg asl) alphabet to spell out names, specific places, groceries, etc. It's really fun. I can't stop fingerspelling things I come across now. I'm going to move on to actual signs for words and such now, so I can form sentences. :]

Does anyone here know American Sign Language? If so, what was the hardest part of learning it for you?

[Deborah]

I've taken a few classes on it. Fingerspelling is a great way to start learning though! Just remember that half of what you're signing is in your facial expression though...so learn to make funny faces!

[Peegee]

The hardest part is not loling at 'ASL' (american sign language, above sea level...)

I can 'sign' some naughty words. That's all ASL has done for me.

[Vikeve]

All I can say is thank you.

[Bunny]

I used to be able to say the alphabet and I stumbled upon it yesterday and tried to relearn it, but I didn't do much practice then. I can sign dance though.

[Rye]

This is really fun to learn. I've begun to learn some sentences, questions. I can say things such as "My name Jessica", "My work (the at is applied) TJ Maxx", 'My School (Rye's School)", and I can ask those things of other people, as well as a few Who/What/Where/When/Why/How questions and telling people my mood. I am totally hardcore with the alphabet now!

And Deborah, that's one of the things I love about ASL, you get to be so expressive with your face. I thought it was interesting that if you don't make expressive faces while signing, you're a boring signer, as if you were a monotone speaker. :]

[Rengori]

All I can say is smurf you, and I don't think that the middle finger is officially ASL.

[rubah]

I know most of the letters and the word 'die' (we made it into a dance! and called it the pancake xD)

[Hambone]

I know most of the letters and the word 'die' (we made it into a dance! and called it the pancake xD)

Drugs much?

[rubah]

Not at all.

[Nominus Experse]

I don't know ASL, but I do have a series of private hand signals that I use in order to communicate to those that are weary of my movements.

No, not really. I don't use or know any sort of sign language.

[Sergeant Hartman]

I know what sticking your two fingers up means.

[Shlup]

I took three years of ASL, so I'm pretty good at it. My husband took two years. We speak in ASL at least a little bit every day.

The hardest part is the grammar though. I'm never sure if I've said something right.

[Rye]

I took three years of ASL, so I'm pretty good at it. My husband took two years. We speak in ASL at least a little bit every day.

The hardest part is the grammar though. I'm never sure if I've said something right.

That's so awesome. *jealous* xD

[Deborah]

And Deborah, that's one of the things I love about ASL, you get to be so expressive with your face. I thought it was interesting that if you don't make expressive faces while signing, you're a boring signer, as if you were a monotone speaker. :]

Maybe It was hard for me because I'm pretty shy. But yes I agree watching someone sign without it, is very boring!