Dr. Vicars,
My 16-year-old son
is a gymnast. I'm preparing a meet program for a competition
hosted by his gym. For fun, I'm translating the word
"Gymnastics" into as many languages as possible. I'm up to
about 75 that I've confirmed. We may have a contest, maybe just
a graphic, I don't know yet. With the Internet the way it is,
it's pretty easy to translate single words from English, even
with the subtleties between languages. Some languages are more
difficult than others. Some languages don't have a word for
gymnastics, like Hawaiian and Navajo; at least i don't think
they do.
I've seen a couple
of different video versions for the word "gymnastics" translated
into American Sign Language. (When I say "gymnastics", I mean
the sport of gymnastics.) The most common is the hand shape for
the letter "U" rotated around the opposite index finger. I've
seen the videos. Assuming that's the correct translation, now I
need to get it into a graphic version for print. I created a
sketch using PowerPoint; it's attached. Does that
graphic correctly show the word "gymnastics"?
Any help is appreciated. BTW. The attached file also includes
some of the more-exotic translations I've found. Exotic to me,
an old man that speaks only English, and not very well.
Best regards,
Bill Plate
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