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Old 05-11-2008, 11:41 AM   #21 (permalink)
deafskeptic
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
If you are hearing, a deaf person assigns you your sign name. It is usually based on some identifying characteristic of that person.
Yep. I remember one of my boss who from Italy was always smiling at everyone and he was a joy to be around so I gave him a sign name with the letter V and signed it from one end of lip to another in an effort to copy his smile. Everyone thought my sign name for him was a good one.
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