What is being signed (English Meaning)
ABOUT (as in "concerning or regarding")
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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)
Examples of Usage
English Sentence
Did you see the movie about the life of Kitty O’Neil, a deaf stuntwoman and racer?
ASL Gloss
YOU FINISH SEE MOVIE ABOUT DEAF WOMAN HERSELF FAMOUS S-T-U-N-T WOMAN AND CAR RACER. HER NAME K-I-T-T-Y O-N-E-I-L
English Sentence
I like to learn about a building's history.
ASL Gloss
English Sentence
My uncle is very good at telling tales of his life on the farm.
ASL Gloss
English Sentence
We learn about Abraham Lincoln today in history class.
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The pharmacist answers questions about medications.
ASL Gloss
English Sentence
CJ Jones is a famous Deaf actor and comedian. He says “Anything is possible. Success has nothing to do with being deaf or black or any disability. It has to do with your passion to do greater things in life!”
ASL Gloss
C-J J-O-N-E-S HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF ACTOR AND COMEDIAN. HE SAYS QUOTE ANYTHING POSSIBLE! NOTHING RELATED-TO DEAF BLACK DISABLED. ABOUT HAVING PASSION DO WONDERFUL THINGS LIFE.
English Sentence
Lou Ferrigno is hard of hearing and is a motivational speaker who shares his life experiences. He’s been in many movies and TV shows, but is most famous for playing The Incredible Hulk.
ASL Gloss
L-O-U F-E-R-R-I-G-N-O HIMSELF HARD OF HEARING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER ABOUT HIS CUMULATIVE EXPERIENCES. HE ACT MANY MOVIES #TV PROGRAMS BUT MOST FAMOUS ROLE WHAT? T-H-E I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E H-U-L-K
English Sentence
Matt Hamill is a Deaf wrestler. He won three NCAA National Championships, a silver and gold medal in the Deaflympics, and there is a movie about his life called “The Hammer.”
ASL Gloss
M-A-T-T H-A-M-I-L-L HIMSELF DEAF WRESTLER. HE LIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS ONE-OF-THREE THREE N-C-A-A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, TWO-OF-THREE HE WON 1 SILVER MEDAL 1 GOLD MEDAL DEAFLYMPICS, THREE-OF-THREE HAVE MOVIE ABOUT HIS LIFE QUOTE “T-H-E H-A-M-M-E-R
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Savvy User Maxwell
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Another Version
I may be mistaken, but I was told that there was another version of this sign using two "u" shapes and spinning the right hand in a circle, as in the sign "when", followed by touching them together, as in "name".