Question: A student asks:
Is there a difference between "appear" and "tampon", or is it just context?
Response:
Often skilled signers prefer to just spell "tampon."
Sometimes the signs APPEAR and TAMPON look quite similar.
Sometimes the signs exhibit a very minor but observable difference.
Think of the signs APPEAR-(show-up) and TAMPON as being on the same spectrum
with a lot of overlap. By that I mean yes, they can look the same and be
distinguishable only by context -- however you can sign TAMPON using small
differences in orientation, or use an "L" hand for the non-dominant hand.
PAD:
PERIOD:
Notes and references:
Here is a screenshot of Karla Gutierrez signing tampon as part of a discussion
on toxic shock syndrome (TSS).
[Source: Gutierrez, Karla (July 25, 2018) Tampons: Toxic Shock Syndrome, DPAN.TV
retreived 11/14/2022 from https://www.facebook.com/DPANTV/videos/886808554844876
]
Here is a screenshot from: the "tampon" entry at "Spread the Sign"
[Source: tampon (2018) English (United States) entry for "tampon," Spread the
Sign (online sign language dictionary), retrieved 11/14/2022 from
http://spreadthesign.com/en.us/word/25864/tampon/?q=tampon (specifically:
https://media.spreadthesign.com/video/mp4/13/486568.mp4 )]
Notes:
See: APPEAR
See: PERIOD
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