[sw-l] HAMBURGER

Adam Frost icemandeaf at gmail.com
Wed Nov 19 13:41:09 EST 2008


Ok, I'll use what we have been talking about. If you look at the  
symbol that we have been talking about, , and find it on the rotation  
list, you will notice that the handshape is in the top half which  
people commonly think is the right hand only. But we just used it for  
the left hand. :-)


Adam

On Nov 19, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:

> I think you need to give a clearer example so I can be sure I am  
> understanding your meaning.
>
> Stuart
> On Nov 19, 2008, at 12:09 , Adam Frost wrote:
>
>> The rotations on a handshape are not ordered by left and right  
>> rotations because some rotations can be done by both hands at  
>> different moments. This is very rare, but very important to  
>> remember when using SignText. The reason is that people will have  
>> the same thoughts that Andre just had. I have gotten into the same  
>> trap myself, but it is important to find the handshape that looks  
>> closest to the way the hand looks in real like, not where it would  
>> be if you followed the rotations because our arms don't always bend  
>> that way. ;-)
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>>
>>> I am confused as to what you mean by the handshapes are not  
>>> necessarily right or left?
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
>>> On Nov 19, 2008, at 11:50 , Valerie Sutton wrote:
>>>
>>>> SignWriting List
>>>> November 19, 2008
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 19, 2008, at 9:37 AM, Gagnon et Thibeault wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Adam and everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>     See the attached diagram.  I use the left hand for the sign  
>>>>> HAMBURGER.   I cannot read or see your writing.
>>>>>
>>>>>     André
>>>>
>>>> ---------
>>>>
>>>> Andre -
>>>> See my attached diagram...The two handshapes you chose are not  
>>>> necessarily right or left...it is better to choose the handshapes  
>>>> based on how the hand looks in real life as much as possible...
>>>>
>>>> So the fingers need to be directed up in this case, not  
>>>> down...please see attached diagram...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <Right-Left.jpg>
>>>>
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