@@clairee4939 well fingerspelling is just supposed to be ur normal hand that u do everything with but us ambidextrous ppl (both handed) we can do both hands but not supposed to
I’ve seen most of this same advice from plenty of other ASL resources, teachers, & interpreters online over the past couple of years, including the “drifter” one. I’ve never done it, and the fact that i’ve seen this advice given so much has burned into my brain even more than my already present instinct to keep the hand still while fingerspelling. Yet, i just had a lady claiming to be a deaf person who has taut college ASL classes for 20 years correct me on a video saying i should in fact be moving my hand for every letter. o.O -_^ I was thinking, huh, maybe it’s a regional thing, and she acted like the suggestion was ridiculous. So it’s confusing, but i’ve consistently seen this advice and also i know sliding as indicating a double letter specifically. So i don’t know why she was telling me i should always “drift”, but i guess for now i’ll stick with what has in my experience this far been the majority advice. But it was interesting that, if she’s telling the truth, a deaf ASL teacher said drifting’s mandatory. 🤷♂️
As a deaf person. Drift is okay in a very very short way but not in a very long way. I do it both in the positions. Just depend on whatever you like to use in one or different formal/regular position.
@@gerardinah Thanks for the input. Any info i can find from native signers is valuable. It’s really hard to find and meet anyone even with an interest in ASL, much more difficult to find an expert or native signer, and especially deaf people!
when i was first learning ASL, i tended to bounce a lot and some of these other examples had me questioning! ?? what?? Lol, that's interesting to see! I do still tend to bounce a little, but i am working on keeping my hand still.
Practice, using peripheral vision to read finger-spelling is tough for most, just keep practicing, and some may need more practice than others. (This is coming from a learner so I'm not the best source either lol)
Also just a learner, but my professor said that you kinda want to focus on the other person's chin area, that makes it easy to see both their face and their hand
As a hard of hearing 🧏 guy, I sometimes have well meaning individuals spell to me, and I know they’re trying to be helpful or kind, but please don’t bounce the hand or hold the hand too low. Kind of makes it difficult to understand you….and masks are bad enough!
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I’ve seen every example at silent dinners and other ASL functions as a deaf person. This video was spot on. Laughed so hard.
"The I'llgotoofastformyowngood" lmao
lol. I was a bouncer!
My teacher made me hold my hand still. I still need to focus to make the bouncing stay away. lol
Ha, I used to be a two handed speller. I'm naturally ambidextrous so it makes since. Eventually I made up my mind and chose my right
Rigjt now I do either one that the other person understands better because I'm like u
We need to use both hands in BSL.
@@clairee4939 well fingerspelling is just supposed to be ur normal hand that u do everything with but us ambidextrous ppl (both handed) we can do both hands but not supposed to
great commedic timing.
Oh my goodness I'm totally a drifter. I'm sorry deaf people!!!!
Me too! I didn't even realize until watching this!
I laughed at the guy who was bouncing his hands quite a lot. Totally relatable
"i go too fast for my own good" aka Sean Berdy lol
Thx! This is helpful since I'm just starting asl!
Been looking for this video. It is hilarious
Thanks for this video. Too cute as you remind students right way to FS.
I confess that I was the backwards lady for a while, and the sideways lady more often than not 🤣🤣Practicing in front of the mirror helped correct it.
I’ve seen most of this same advice from plenty of other ASL resources, teachers, & interpreters online over the past couple of years, including the “drifter” one.
I’ve never done it, and the fact that i’ve seen this advice given so much has burned into my brain even more than my already present instinct to keep the hand still while fingerspelling.
Yet, i just had a lady claiming to be a deaf person who has taut college ASL classes for 20 years correct me on a video saying i should in fact be moving my hand for every letter. o.O -_^ I was thinking, huh, maybe it’s a regional thing, and she acted like the suggestion was ridiculous. So it’s confusing, but i’ve consistently seen this advice and also i know sliding as indicating a double letter specifically. So i don’t know why she was telling me i should always “drift”, but i guess for now i’ll stick with what has in my experience this far been the majority advice. But it was interesting that, if she’s telling the truth, a deaf ASL teacher said drifting’s mandatory. 🤷♂️
As a deaf person. Drift is okay in a very very short way but not in a very long way. I do it both in the positions. Just depend on whatever you like to use in one or different formal/regular position.
@@gerardinah Thanks for the input. Any info i can find from native signers is valuable. It’s really hard to find and meet anyone even with an interest in ASL, much more difficult to find an expert or native signer, and especially deaf people!
when i was first learning ASL, i tended to bounce a lot and some of these other examples had me questioning! ?? what?? Lol, that's interesting to see! I do still tend to bounce a little, but i am working on keeping my hand still.
Can you make new video "Etiquette for Zoom Meeting" pretty please. If you have any questions, I can bring you some of my pet peeves. Contact me.
Haha! So dramatic but so funny
🤣🤣🤣
Drifter! 😂😂😂
The guy looks like Thomas Rhett
Soooo funny
The Puncher lol
Wait are you not supposed to mouth or speak when you sign? (As a hearing person)
I think they mean not mouthing the letters when finger spelling. I’m deaf and I mouth a lot of my words when signing, but not the letters.
What a fudge this is
IM DEAD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I really need to work on not mouthing each letter lol
Is there another copy of this great video? It appears all scrambled now. I love to use this to show my ASL students!
Lol!!
How do you keep eye contact with others, it's so hard for me?
Practice, using peripheral vision to read finger-spelling is tough for most, just keep practicing, and some may need more practice than others. (This is coming from a learner so I'm not the best source either lol)
Also just a learner, but my professor said that you kinda want to focus on the other person's chin area, that makes it easy to see both their face and their hand
lmao yall funny
i peed
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The beard one..he's so cute...feel I wanna kiss him so badly😘😘😘
Ive been spelling "I" with my thumb at the side instead of facing front, is that acceptable?
Good question! I thought this was the correct way..someone answer please
You spell it facing front
Sorry but I couldn't even understand your name in slow motion.
As a hard of hearing 🧏 guy, I sometimes have well meaning individuals spell to me, and I know they’re trying to be helpful or kind, but please don’t bounce the hand or hold the hand too low. Kind of makes it difficult to understand you….and masks are bad enough!