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Dawn McReynolds Date: Fri Feb 18, 2000 5:29 pm Subject: Re: Sign for "FIRE" | ||||||||
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Hi Val, I opened the last three attachments, I was wondering for FIRE, wouldn't we use here in the states use the straight fingers also. At least it looks more like fire to me. DAWN ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Sutton To: Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:07 AM Subject: Sign for "FIRE" > SignWriting List > February 18, 2000 > > I received this question yesterday. > > I would not write the sign for "FIRE" with the "Cupped Hand with > Spread Fingers". That is the wrong handshape. > > The fingers are straighter than that. Please see some of the > different possible versions below in my answer ;-) > > The movement of alternating of the fingers is captured in the > movement symbol itself, and not in the handshape symbol....so the > bending of the knuckle joint is there in the writing of the sign...in > the movement symbol: | ||||||||
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