other

This sign is very similar to the sign for "TEN."
I tend to use a double motion for the sign "TEN" and a single motion for "OTHER." But I do on occasion sign "TEN" using just a quick, single motion. There is no hard and fast rule other than perhaps if you are feeling "more definite" you'd use the single motion.

I've seen someone, (whom I consider a master at communicating) inflect the sign "OTHER" with a very quick, small, triple motion and a wh-q (furrowed eyebrows, slightly tilted head) facial expression. He was doing it as his response to an incorrect answer from a student. Meaning he had asked a question, the student responded, then instead of saying "wrong" this skilled communicator signed "OTHER" using the repeated motion and holding the sign in place for an extended time. I thought to myself, "WOW! What a great way of getting your student to try a different answer without having to label him or her as being wrong." What he communicated was, "That is not the answer I'm looking for, can you tell me some other possible solution to my question?" And he did it all by inflecting that one sign.

OTHER:

See: ANY