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From:  Charles Butler
Date:  Tue Aug 21, 2001  4:09 am
Subject:  Re: sw symbols for the different countries _ here : Mexico


----- Original Message -----
From: Stefan Woehrmann2
To:
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: sw symbols for the different countries _ here : Mexico


> The reason for my doubts is that I thought that you have to hook the
> index-fingers into each others which is almost impossible if you hold the
> right palm down and the left palm up. Especially if you do this in a
signed
> sentence - i thought that you would automatically twist one of the hands a
> little bit so that the two palms are forming a angle instead of one upon
> each other ??

This is exactly what you do Steven. The right hand is sticking out from the
reader faces down. The left hand is pointed to the right with the palm up.
Both index fingers DO clasp each other.

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