Sign of the Day for Monday, June 10, 2024
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TELETYPEWRITER
Sign Notice
This sign uses lexicalized fingerspelling. Lexicalized fingerspelling is when fingerspelling looks more like a sign than just the individual letters signed.
Sign Type
ASL, Lexicalized Fingerspelled, Abbreviated
Memory Aid
Fingerspell the letters that make up the abbreviation of the word.
This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)
Examples of Usage
English Sentence
Deaf people use a teletypewriter to communicate over the phone.
ASL Gloss
DEAF PEOPLE COMMUNICATE THROUGH PHONE HOW? USE TELETYPEWRITER (#TTY).
English Sentence
The man who invented the TTY was Robert Weitbrecht, he was deaf.
ASL Gloss
MAN WHO INVENTED #TTY (teletypewriter) HIMSELF DEAF NAME R‑O‑B‑E‑R‑T W‑E‑I‑T‑B‑R‑E‑C‑H‑T.
Sign Notice
This sign uses lexicalized fingerspelling. Lexicalized fingerspelling is when fingerspelling looks more like a sign than just the individual letters signed.
Sign Variations for this Word
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