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WHAT (as in "rhetorical what")

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• WHAT (as in "rhetorical what")

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My favorite flavor of ice cream is butter pecan.

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ICE CREAM MY #FAV FLAVOR WHAT? BUTTER P-E-C-A-N.

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Honesty is very important in a relationship.

ASL Gloss

RELATIONSHIP IMPORTANT WHAT? HONESTY!

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For supper we're going to have spaghetti and meatballs.

ASL Gloss

SUPPER WHAT? SPAGHETTI MEAT B-A-L-L-S

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I like to eat microwave popcorn for a snack.

ASL Gloss

S-N-A-C-K I LIKE EAT WHAT? MICROWAVE POPCORN.

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Mandy Harvey became deaf at the age of 18. Interestingly enough, she was a singer on the television show "America's Got Talent."

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M-A-N-D-Y H-A-R-V-E-Y HERSELF BECOME DEAF AGE 18. INTERESTING WHAT? SHE SINGER #TV PROGRAM QUOTE "AMERICA'S G-O-T T-A-L-E-N-T

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Yesterday I saw a bald eagle outside my window.

ASL Gloss

YESTERDAY HAPPEN WHAT? WINDOW I LOOK SEE EAGLE.

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My favorite sport to watch is college football.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE SPORT WATCH WHAT? COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

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What's the weather like today?

ASL Gloss

TODAY WEATHER WHAT?

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Michigan has black squirrels.

ASL Gloss

M-I-C-H HAS WHAT? BLACK SQUIRRELS.

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Pizza and movie night is every Friday.

ASL Gloss

EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT WHAT? #PIZZA MOVIE.

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My favorite food is pizza.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE FOOD WHAT? #PIZZA.

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Betty G. Miller was the first deaf woman to graduate from Gallaudet University with a doctoral degree in art. She was a famous artist who focused on the deaf perspective.

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B-E-T-T-Y G M-I-L-L-E-R SHE FIRST DEAF WOMAN GRADUATE GALLAUDET RECEIVE P-H-D (doctoral) DEGREE WHAT? ART. SHE FAMOUS ARTIST WHY? SHE FOCUS DEAF VIEW.

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My uncle is very good at telling tales of his life on the farm.

ASL Gloss

TALES MY UNCLE GOOD ABOUT WHAT? GROW UP FARM.

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I have more than 100 pigs on my farm.

ASL Gloss

MY FARM HAVE WHAT? MORE-THAN 100 PIGS.

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There was a famous protest at Gallaudet University in 1988 called Deaf President Now.

ASL Gloss

BACK YEAR 1988 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY HAPPEN WHAT? FAMOUS PROTEST CALLED DEAF PRESIDENT NOW.

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My bedroom is purple.

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MY BEDROOM COLOR WHAT? PURPLE.

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Today is April Fools' Day.

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TODAY WHAT? A-P-R-I-L F-O-O-L-S DAY.

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Linda Bove is a deaf actress. She played the role of Linda the librarian on Sesame Street for 31 years.

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L-I-N-D-A B-O-V-E HERSELF DEAF ACTRESS. SHE ACT #TV PROGRAM S-E-S-A-M-E S-T-R-E-E-T ROLE WHAT? L-I-N-D-A T-H-E LIBRARIAN CONTINUE 31 YEARS.

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I have a Bachelor's degree in physics.

ASL Gloss

MY #BA DEGREE MAJOR WHAT? PHYSICS.

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My Bachelor's degree is in Special Education.

ASL Gloss

MY #BA DEGREE WHAT? SPECIAL EDUCATION.

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My pet rat’s name is Remy.

ASL Gloss

MY P-E-T RAT NAME WHAT? R-E-M-Y

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What is your name?

ASL Gloss

YOUR NAME WHAT?

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Florida is famous for having hurricanes.

ASL Gloss

F-L-A FAMOUS WHAT? HURRICANES.

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My favorite movie is "Groundhog Day."

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE MOVIE WHAT? QUOTE G-R-O-U-N-D-H-O-G DAY.

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My favorite science fiction movie is "Star Wars."

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE SCIENCE F-I-C-T-I-O-N MOVIE WHAT? QUOTE "STAR WARS"

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My mother’s favorite flower is a rose.

ASL Gloss

MY MOTHER HER FAVORITE FLOWER WHAT? ROSE.

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Flag Day honors our flag.

ASL Gloss

FLAG DAY MEANS WHAT? HONOR OUR FLAG.

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My dream is to live near the ocean.

ASL Gloss

MY DREAM WHAT? LIVE NEAR OCEAN.

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Today is Fathers Day!

ASL Gloss

TODAY WHAT? FATHERS DAY!

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My niece got a pink guitar for Christmas.

ASL Gloss

CHRISTMAS MY NIECE GOT WHAT? PINK GUITAR.

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Our country needs peace.

ASL Gloss

OUR COUNTRY NEEDS WHAT? PEACE.

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Deaf history includes the history of deaf people and their culture.

ASL Gloss

DEAF HISTORY INCLUDE WHAT? HISTORY AND CULTURE.

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My grandfather is a dairy farmer.

ASL Gloss

MY GRANDFATHER WORK WHAT? DAIRY FARMER.

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What color is your new car?

ASL Gloss

YOUR NEW CAR COLOR WHAT?

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My sister has red hair.

ASL Gloss

MY SISTER COLOR HAIR WHAT? RED.

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What is your favorite color?

ASL Gloss

YOUR FAVORITE COLOR WHAT?

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Chemistry is my favorite class in school.

ASL Gloss

SCHOOL MY FAVORITE CLASS WHAT? CHEMISTRY.

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What is your favorite food?

ASL Gloss

YOUR FAVORITE FOOD WHAT?

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My favorite drink is apple juice.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE DRINK WHAT? APPLE J-U-I-C-E?

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M&M's are my favorite kind of candy.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE CANDY WHAT? M-M.

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Today is World Kindness Day.

ASL Gloss

TODAY WHAT? WORLD KINDNESS DAY.

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I hope when I go to Las Vegas that I get a 7 or 11 when I roll the dice.

ASL Gloss

I GO LAS VEGAS DICE (ROLL DICE) HOPE HIT WHAT? 7 11.

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We remember 9/11 on Patriot Day.

ASL Gloss

PATRIOT DAY WE DO WHAT? 9/11 REMEMBRANCE.

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May 31st is a day of remembrance for veterans.

ASL Gloss

M-A-Y 31 WHAT? DAY REMEMBRANCE FOR V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S

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My library has ASL story time every month.

ASL Gloss

EVERY MONTH MY LIBRARY HAVE WHAT? A-S-L STORY TIME.

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After my long vacation, all of my plants had died.

ASL Gloss

LONG VACATION FINISH HAPPEN WHAT? MY PLANT PLANT PLANT DIED.

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Hot cocoa is my favorite bedtime treat.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE BEDTIME T-R-E-A-T WHAT? HOT COCOA.

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I made a pledge to my family to exercise more.

ASL Gloss

MY FAMILY PLEDGE ME WHAT? EXERCISE MORE WILL I.

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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.

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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

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Labor Day means summer is over.

ASL Gloss

L-A-B-O-R DAY MEANS WHAT? SUMMER ENDS.

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My favorite website is SigningSavvy.com.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE W-E-B-S-I-T-E WHAT? S-I-G-N-I-N-G S-A-V-V-Y DOT COM.

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You are learning sign language.

ASL Gloss

YOU LEARN WHAT? SIGN LANGUAGE.

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Chuck Baird was an artist and founder of the De'VIA art movement, which conveys a Deaf world viewpoint through art.

ASL Gloss

C-H-U-C-K B-A-I-R-D HIMSELF DEAF ARTIST HE FOUNDED D-E V-I-A MEANS WHAT? SHOW-ALL (conveys) DEAF WORLD VIEWPOINT THROUGH ART.

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What is your favorite sport to play?

ASL Gloss

YOUR FAVORITE SPORT PLAY WHAT?

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The ampersand is a shortcut for the word and.

ASL Gloss

A-M-P-E-R-S-A-N-D SHORTCUT FOR WHAT? WORD A-N-D

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What time is it?

ASL Gloss

WHAT TIME?

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Hi, what's your name?

ASL Gloss

HI WHAT YOUR NAME?

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My favorite vegetable is corn on the cob.

ASL Gloss

MY FAVORITE #VEG (vegetable) WHAT? CORN ON THE COB.

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What is your best friend's name?

ASL Gloss

YOUR BEST FRIEND NAME WHAT?

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What is your mom's name?

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YOUR MOM NAME WHAT?

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What is your brother's name?

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YOUR BROTHER NAME WHAT?

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What is your sister's name?

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YOUR SISTER NAME WHAT?

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What is your dad's name?

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YOUR DAD NAME WHAT?

Sign Variations for this Word

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• Variation 2 - Fingerspelled

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