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To represent the hand sign for the fruit that keeps the doctor away, My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of the legendary Johnny Appleseed Chapman, famous for planting apple orchards across the United States.
A young Johnny Appleseed, a tin cooking pot on his head, shows the ASL hand sign for APPLE.
The Knuckle of the X hand twists back and forth on the cheek twice, like the stem of an apple being eaten.
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In celebration of colourful and delicious dishes, another presentation of My ASL Dictionary’s hand signs for Edibles, starting with the Similar ASL hand signs, EAT and FOOD.
Some nouns and verbs in ASL share the same handshape (Ex. SIT and CHAIR) but are different in movement. The motion for the VERB is Once, while the motion for the NOUN is Twice.
An early 2013 illustration of a Restaurant Cook in a Red Apron and Yellow Tie, his eyes focused on his fingers possibly holding a treat, illustrates the hand signs for EAT and FOOD.
The Verb EAT flattens the O hand and taps the fingers against the lips Once, the act of putting food into the Mouth.
The Noun FOOD the Flattened O hand taps the fingers against the lips twice, like shovelling food into the Mouth.
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From mouthwatering meals to succulent desserts, the tastiest confections are usually Candy.
My ASL Dictionary has a Candy Store Clerk in her bright uniform and cap illustrating the ASL hand signs for TASTE.
The bent middle finger of the open 8 hand taps twice on the lips or upper chin, pointing to the colourful sense of taste found in the mouth.
Similar to the hand signs PREFER and FAVOURITE.
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My ASL Dictionary covers hand signs related to all the Five Senses, including the Sense of Smell, the scents, odours, and fragrances captured by Nerve cells inside the nose.
Acknowledging the hand sign for SMOKE beside him on page 129, my Frenchman with a wine glass illustrates the ASL hand sign for SMELL.
Open hand brushes upward in front of the nose twice, like bringing something in front of the nose to smell it.
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Touch is essential to well-being, but the start of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic issued rules against it, with masks, social distancing, and continuous hand washing.
To be ironic, My ASL Dictionary has a Health Care worker dressed in Full PPE, a mask, a shield, robes, and protective gloves showing the ASL hand sign for TOUCH, later giving a smile hidden under his mask.
Palms down, the bent Middle finger touches the back of the opposite hand, the actual act of touching.
This hand sign is also used for the term BEEN TO, as in
“Have you been to the Vaccination Clinic?
ASL: “FINISH TOUCH CLINIC YOU?”
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This post is another Dictionary Correction.
The TOUCH hand sign in My ASL Dictionary states a double motion when the finger only needs to touch Once.
My apologies.
As Author, Lecturer, and Pioneer for Blind-Deaf Advocacy,
Helen Keller was the perfect symbol for My ASL Dictionary’s hand sign for Sightless. As a part of Deaf History, her biography appears beside her hand sign.
A cartoon of Helen Keller with a sheet of braille paper shows the ASL hand signs for BLIND, the letters in English also appearing in Braille.
Palms in, the Bent/Crooked V hand taps the upper cheek or both upper cheeks twice, referring to the broken line of sight.
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To appear like, be similar, or bear a likeness to.
For My ASL Dictionary’s character for this hand sign, I drew a cartoon of the infamous Italian Explorer and Navigator who landed on a small island in the Bahamas, claimed it for Spain, and called its people Indians because he thought it looked like he was in the Indies.
A confused Navigator, this time clutching a map, shows the ASL hand sign for LOOK-LIKE.
A mix of the hand signs for LOOK and SAME, the Index finger under the eye on the cheek arcs forward into a Y hand that moves side to side.
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After working on the ASL animation for LOOK, it was time to put up MY ASL Dictionary’s other hand signs for Visual Sight.
Dressed for a hot summer day with a Tucan bird on his shoulder, a handsome Bird Watcher shows the ASL hand sign for SEE.
V hand, palm in with middle finger under eye, pulls away from the cheek, fingers following the direction of vision from the eyes.
The V hand is also the initial of VOIR (French for To See).
Adding to the Dictionary, the Birdwatcher also shows a Canadian variant of the ASL hand sign for SIGHT, the ability to SEE.
The Bent Middle finger of the Open 8 hand touches the upper cheek, under the eye, then the wrist rotates as the hand pulls away palm out, fingers following the direction of the eyes.
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While the Human Ear Captures the Waves of Sound, Listening is still required to Interpret any Meaning from the signals.
My cartoon of a Grey-haired Man in a Blue Tux with an old Conversion Tube Hearing Aid in his left ear illustrates another ASL hand sign for LISTEN.
The C hand leans into the ear, like leaning in to focus on the sound.
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After the posts for the ASL hand signs for DEAF, HEARING, and HARD of HEARING People, My ASL Dictionary’s hand sign for the Sense of SOUND.
Dressed in a Blue Dress and Bonnet, a young girl shows the ASL hand sign for HEAR, HEARING, and SOUND.
The index finger taps the ear twice for the organ that hears.
To add to the Dictionary, the young girl shows a Canadian variant of the ASL hand sign for SOUND.
The Index finger taps the ear once, then opens into a 5 hand as it moves forward, referring to the sound vibrations the ear picks up.
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