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From Attics to Basements, the Handyman Jack-of-all-Trades does it all in the repair and maintenance of the building.
My ASL Dictionary presents a Handyman dressed in jeans overalls and a baseball cap to illustrate another ASL hand sign for DO.
Claw hands move together in small counter-clockwise circles, like a visual for continuing work.
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Construction workers are the recognizable symbol of manual labour.
My ASL Dictionary uses a cartoon of a Construction Worker dressed in a hard hat, safety glasses, and a hi-vis vest to illustrate an ASL hand sign for DO.
Palms down, Claw hands move side to side, a visual of hands busy in manual labour.
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As there are countless meanings for the auxiliary verb DO, there are multiple ASL hand signs.
My ASL Dictionary features a cartoon of a woman with ginger hair and green eyes illustrating the ASL hand signs for DO, the statement, and the questions.
For a Yes or No question, the Eyebrows go up. Palms up the index finger and thumb of the G hands open and close Twice.
For the question DO WHAT, the Eyebrows furrow down. Palms up the G hands open and close Twice.
The next sign for DO is a lexicalized spelling of DO. Palms up, the index finger of the D hand rapidly taps down on the thumb, closing into an O hand Twice.
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To show the Reply to a Question, My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of a British Explorer illustrating the ASL hand sign for ANSWER.
Palms forward, the index fingers (1 hand) are both held up with the tip of the dominant finger over the lips. Both hands are then moved forward and down, like sending the answer straight from the lips.
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A series of questions on paper or measurements of facts, Tests determine the subject’s nature, quality, and value (with A+ the students’ treasured goal).
My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of a student with dyed hair and cochlear implants, showing the ASL hand signs for TEST and EXAM.
TEST
Index fingers move down into X hands, to straighten up, and move down again into X hands, a visual for the questions found on the test page.
EXAM (a Large Test)
Index fingers bend into X hands that pull down in flat 5 hands, like putting the questions on the test page.
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In a World filled with Questions, it is the Reporter’s job to ask them.
My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of a Journalist in a Press Hat and Grey Jacket showing the ASL hand sign for QUESTION and ASK.
Eyebrows Up, the index finger bends into an X hand as it moves toward the questioned individual, the visual of a hook grabbing for an answer.
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As the end of Schlegel Village’s Caretaker’s Week approaches, a celebration of the heartfelt support and care the staff give each resident, another hand sign for CARE.
My ASL Dictionary has a Cartoon of the 90s Television’s Teenage Doctor and Heartthrob, Doogie Howser, M.D., in Scrubs, illustrating the ASL hand sign for CARE and CONCERN.
With a concerned facial expression, the tips of the 5 hands, bent middle fingers, alternately tap each side of the chest twice.
Another variant has the concerned facial expression, the tips of the 5 hands, bent middle fingers alternately tap over the heart once.
Similar to the hand sign for TOUCHING.
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A Question is a pursuit of facts, a quest for knowledge.
My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of a boy dressed like a cub reporter. Wearing a blue hat with a Press ID, he holds up an active recorder to illustrate the ASL sign for QUESTION.
Eyebrows up, the index finger traces the shape of the question mark, the punctuation mark for interrogation.
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In the Dictionary, the QUESTION’s action lines incorrectly show a question mark instead of the direction the signer would use.
This post shows the correction.
Another apology, as well, for Book’s Q page, while all the words are present on page 114, they are not in the correct alphabetical order. Sorry.
Now that my May 13th Dentist Appointment is complete, I want to offer special thanks to the Office of Dawson Dental Centre.
I had two cavities filled and two lost teeth pulled, all practically pain-free (except for the pinch of the needle). They did a great job, it was excellent work.
To celebrate, I’m posting the My ASL Dictionary cartoon for the hand sign for TEETH (keep them if you can).
With a wide pearly-white smile, the X hand moves from one side of the mouth to the other, showing off the teeth.
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This Monday, Schlegel Villages began Caretaker’s Week, a celebration of the incredible staff who, every day, make a difference in the lives of the people they assist.
To add to this visual of Compassion, I’m posting one of the six hand signs from My ASL Dictionary for CARE. An updated cartoon of a Red Cross Nurse shows the ASL hand sign for TAKE CARE.
K hand taps on the opposite K hand twice.
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