Sign: color

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Also see: COLORING

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In a message dated 2/6/2004 8:08:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, moorchild-dreamer@_____.net writes:

I'm having trouble with the sign for "color". Do you simply hold the hand
in front of your mouth and flutter the fingers? Also, what about the
numbers between 41 and 99? How do I sign those?

Thank you!
:-)
Mikaela B_____

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Mikaela,
Actually, you hold the hand in front of your neck and flutter the fingers so that they lightly contact the chin.
Also, you don't have to make contact with the chin. You can flutter the fingers an inch away from the chin. Both methods are well accepted.
Numbers 41-99 generally just show the first digit and the second digit. Which is to say, if you wanted to indicate "79" you'd do so by showing the digit "7" followed by the digit "9."
This is an oversimplification since there are indeed some complex rules regarding the production of ASL numbers, but let's save that for an "advanced" workshop on ASL numbers.
Bill

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