Originally Posted by rockdrummer

Correct, I have always been talking about words. You brought syntax into the conversation. I didn't mean for this discussion to be about ASL vs MCE vs English. It's about why are there so man MCE's and the signs for words which are different between the MCE's and ASL. I never intended this to be about syntax. That said, I do understand that conversations evolve but I am trying to keep in on track. I do appreciate your input and I was only trying to point out that it's not a fair comparison. If we are talking about syntax then maybe it would be but again, I am not comparing the syntax of ASL to that of English.