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In this series of articles, I discuss how to sign dates in American Sign Language. In this article, in particular, I discuss how to sign the months of the year.

This article is part of our “Signs That Are Close... But Not the Same” series, which highlights signs that look similar, but have different meanings. The signs discussed in this article include signs related to weather: (1) Weather vs. Meeting, (2) Cold vs. Winter, (3) Cool vs. Friendly, (4) Rain vs. Snow, (5) Thunder vs. Noisy, (6) Percent vs. Chicago vs. Indianapolis vs. Rochester vs. Philadelphia, vs. Kalamazoo vs. Flint vs. Detroit vs. Texas

Sing it or sign it, either way the Beatles knew what they were talking about when they said, "All You Need is Love!" We thought it would be appropriate with Valentine’s Day coming up to share our article explaining how to sign "I love you" and how to sign love for people.

This article is part of our “Signs That Are Close... But Not the Same” series, which highlights signs that look similar, but have different meanings. The signs discussed in this article include signs related to Christmas: (1) Christmas vs. Forest, (2) Tradition vs. Work, (3) Decoration vs. Community, (4) Gift vs. Give, (5) Lights vs. Real, (6) Santa vs. Thanksgiving vs. Thank You vs. Full, (7) Holiday vs. Animal vs. Have, (8) Reindeer vs. Moose vs. Cow vs. Buffalo vs. President.

This article is part of our “Signs That Are Close... But Not the Same” series, which highlights signs that look similar, but have different meanings. The signs discussed in this article include signs related to Thanksgiving: (1) Thanksgiving vs. Thank You vs. Very Thankful, (2) Native American vs. Deaf vs. Dorm vs. Home, (3) Family vs. Team vs. Group vs. Class, (4) Turkey vs. Pig vs. Dirty vs. Grass, (5) Potatoes vs. Irish vs. Duty vs. Pumpkin, (6) Green Beans vs. Last vs. Last (another variation), (7) Corn on the Cob vs. Sandwich vs. Eat A Lot vs. Picnic, (8) Salad vs. Here vs. What, (9) Pie vs. Cookie vs. Split vs. Split (another variation), and (10) Hungry vs. Thirsty vs. Full.

Here are some steps explaining HOW to fingerspell to help you get started on your journey of signing.

Want to learn how to sign money? Read the article for a quick tutorial that includes variations on signing dollars and cents.

This article is part of our “Signs That Are Close... But Not the Same” series, which highlights signs that look similar, but have different meanings. The signs discussed in this article include signs related to money: (1) Money vs. Buy, (2) Cent vs. Think, and (3) Sell vs. Sold

Learn how to sign simple math equations by reading the article. See how to pay attention to your signing space for signing clear equations.

This article is part of our “Signs That Are Close... But Not the Same” series, which highlights signs that look similar, but have different meanings. The signs discussed in this article include signs related to animals: (1) Animal vs. Have vs. Vacation vs. Day Off, (2) Horse vs. Rabbit vs. Cow, (3) Cow vs. Buffalo vs. President vs. Deer vs. Moose, (4) Pig vs. Dirty vs. Grass, (5) Mouse vs. Rat vs. Rose, (6) Duck vs. Bird vs. Tattletale, (7) Lion vs. Tiger, (8) Bear vs. Hug vs. Love, (9) Snake vs. Look vs. Spicy, (10) Mosquito vs. Nosy, (11) Cat vs. Expert.