Comments on: HOW TO: Spell with your fingers in different languages http://boingboing.net/2011/08/15/how-to-spell-with-your-fingers-in-different-languages.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Michael Soliday http://boingboing.net/2011/08/15/how-to-spell-with-your-fingers-in-different-languages.html#comment-1189649 Michael Soliday Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=113518#comment-1189649 Wow...interesting, Lisa.  :o)))  Thanks. Wow…interesting, Lisa.  :o)))  Thanks.

]]> By: catgrin http://boingboing.net/2011/08/15/how-to-spell-with-your-fingers-in-different-languages.html#comment-1188977 catgrin Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=113518#comment-1188977 I only know ASL finger spelling and some basic words, but they have been useful if for no other reasons than for emergencies and to be polite. I tried to learn BSL spelling at one point, but it seemed so non-intuitive after learning the ASL letters at a very young age that I gave up quickly.  I only know ASL finger spelling and some basic words, but they have been useful if for no other reasons than for emergencies and to be polite. I tried to learn BSL spelling at one point, but it seemed so non-intuitive after learning the ASL letters at a very young age that I gave up quickly. 

]]> By: James Hardy http://boingboing.net/2011/08/15/how-to-spell-with-your-fingers-in-different-languages.html#comment-1188405 James Hardy Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=113518#comment-1188405 I know British Sign Language system of finger signing: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bsl.png Even though both the UK and the US hearing communities speak English, the national Sign Languages are completely different (the only letter in finger signing that is the same is "C"), ASL being closer to French Sign Language than BSL I know British Sign Language system of finger signing: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bsl.png

Even though both the UK and the US hearing communities speak English, the national Sign Languages are completely different (the only letter in finger signing that is the same is “C”), ASL being closer to French Sign Language than BSL

]]> By: Bradley Hall http://boingboing.net/2011/08/15/how-to-spell-with-your-fingers-in-different-languages.html#comment-1188359 Bradley Hall Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=113518#comment-1188359 Could it be? ZH is The Shocker? Could it be? ZH is The Shocker?

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