American Sign Language: "interesting" The sign for "INTERESTING" also can mean interested, or appreciate (appreciation). "INTERESTING" is basically a two-handed version of "like." The hands change from loose "five" handshapes into "eight" handshapes. INTERESTING: Sample sentence: BOOK YOU THINK INTERESTING, what-NAME? (What is the name of a book that you think is interesting.) Notes: "258" means "very interesting." If a Deaf person ever jokingly signs to you the numbers "2, 5, 8" what they mean is "very interesting." The two comes from the initialized English sign for VERY. (The English sign VERY uses a "V" as the handshape and uses a position, palm orientation, and movement similar to the sign "BIG." Which is to say, the Signed English sign "VERY" is an initialized version of the ASL sign "BIG.") ASL doesn't use the sign "VERY," rather ASL uses exaggerated movement, body language, and facial expression to indicate the idea of "very." For example if I want to express the concept of "VERY MAD" in ASL I would use just use the sign for "MAD" (without adding the sign VERY) but I'd do the sign for MAD faster, hold the last part of the sign longer, and contort my facial expression to resemble the Hulk with a wedgie. Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE! NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT NOW Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy! You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "interesting"

The sign for "INTERESTING" also can mean interested, or appreciate (appreciation). "INTERESTING" is basically a two-handed version of "like." The hands change from loose "five" handshapes into "eight" handshapes.

INTERESTING:

Sample sentence: BOOK YOU THINK INTERESTING, what-NAME? (What is the name of a book that you think is interesting.)

Notes:
"258" means "very interesting."
If a Deaf person ever jokingly signs to you the numbers "2, 5, 8" what they mean is "very interesting." The two comes from the initialized English sign for VERY. (The English sign VERY uses a "V" as the handshape and uses a position, palm orientation, and movement similar to the sign "BIG." Which is to say, the Signed English sign "VERY" is an initialized version of the ASL sign "BIG.") ASL doesn't use the sign "VERY," rather ASL uses exaggerated movement, body language, and facial expression to indicate the idea of "very." For example if I want to express the concept of "VERY MAD" in ASL I would use just use the sign for "MAD" (without adding the sign VERY) but I'd do the sign for MAD faster, hold the last part of the sign longer, and contort my facial expression to resemble the Hulk with a wedgie.

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE!

NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) ** CHECK IT OUT **

Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) ** VISIT NOW **

Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy!

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
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