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I have this bad habit: when I study material I enjoy- like ASL- I read on that subject exclusively. This would cause me to neglect other passions like recreational reading- novels and other non-fiction books. I am not balanced when my interest is high for one thing. Does this happen to you or is it just me?
 
AquaBlue said:
I have this bad habit: when I study material I enjoy- like ASL- I read on that subject exclusively. This would cause me to neglect other passions like recreational reading- novels and other non-fiction books. I am not balanced when my interest is high for one thing. Does this happen to you or is it just me?
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I'm sure it happens to many people. However, I think diversity of interests is a good thing. This is something I have already thought about regarding you - it just seems like you are overloading yourself with information and not taking the time to relax and do other things.
 
What I need is a short break from ASL. That might do me some good. But that's not the hard part. The hard part is to stop thinking about it.

I am the kind of person that loves to learn new things. I hate it when I do not know something important. It bothers the hell out of me. If someone asks me a question for which I do know the answer, I spend the rest of the day trying to answer it...it would consume my mind.

I do not know why I am the way I am, but I do know that it's not normal. :dunno2:
 
No such thing as normal, AB. I'm certainly not! In many parts of America I am considered quite radical and deranged. ;)
 
You want to hear something totally nuts. I took a two-day holiday to central Florida and on the drive up and back, a four-hour drive each way, I practiced my fingerspelling. That's just crazy.

The thing is that I never feel satisfaction with things...I am always thirsting for more and more. I think that I can never be too good at what I do. That I know too little about the subject/skill I am learning. Good god! What madness.
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AquaBlue said:
You want to hear something totally nuts. I took a two-day holiday to central Florida and on the drive up and back, a four-hour drive each way, I practiced my fingerspelling. That's just crazy.
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Why on earth would you think that's crazy??? That's a GOOD time to practice fingerspelling. When I was learning Cued Speech, I practiced that in the car too. You have some funny ideas about what's obsessive/crazy, because that's perfectly normal!
 
AquaBlue said:
I have this bad habit: when I study material I enjoy- like ASL- I read on that subject exclusively. This would cause me to neglect other passions like recreational reading- novels and other non-fiction books. I am not balanced when my interest is high for one thing. Does this happen to you or is it just me?
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Being skilled as an interpreter requires more than just being a fluent signer and voicer. Terps need to also have working knowledge in a broad range of topics and current events in order to interpret effectively. So keep up your education and reading in areas other than signing and Deaf culture.
 
Etoile said:
Why on earth would you think that's crazy??? That's a GOOD time to practice fingerspelling. When I was learning Cued Speech, I practiced that in the car too. You have some funny ideas about what's obsessive/crazy, because that's perfectly normal!
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When Hubby and I go on long driving trips, and he's driving, I sign to all the songs on the radio. :P
 
Reba said:
Being skilled as an interpreter requires more than just being a fluent signer and voicer. Terps need to also have working knowledge in a broad range of topics and current events in order to interpret effectively. So keep up your education and reading in areas other than signing and Deaf culture.
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Tell me more Reba.
 
AquaBlue said:
What "broad range" of topics must I understand?
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Everything on the planet, and then some.

History

Literature

Science

Art

Current events

Medicine

Geography

Technology

Pop culture


How's that for starters?
 
^ because these topics will be what your interpreting.

it's much easier to spell, describe, interpret topics which you know the "lingo" to.
 
Oh yes...that's common sense. Everyone should (must) know a little about everything. I welcome such a requirement. I love to expand my horizons.
 
Question: Is it a rule that only the Deaf can issue a name sign to a new signer (h)?
 
AquaBlue said:
Question: Is it a rule that only the Deaf can issue a name sign to a new signer (h)?
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The short answer - Yes,(for both Hearing and hh/D who don't have an existing name sign, or have one which needs to be modified) and only once you're involved in the community and the Deaf community knows you. Even then, there are people who have been involved in the Deaf community for a VERY long time (hearing or Deaf) who do not have name signs. So they aren't "issued" to new signers ... they sort of 'happen' to some people that have been in the Deaf Community. (General Rule)

I don't have one ( my name is so easy to fingerspell there's not really a lot of point)
 
Anij said:
The short answer - Yes,(for both Hearing and hh/D who don't have an existing name sign, or have one which needs to be modified) and only once you're involved in the community and the Deaf community knows you. Even then, there are people who have been involved in the Deaf community for a VERY long time (hearing or Deaf) who do not have name signs. So they aren't "issued" to new signers ... they sort of 'happen' to some people that have been in the Deaf Community. (General Rule)

I don't have one ( my name is so easy to fingerspell there's not really a lot of point)
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Interesting.
 
Anij said:
^ because these topics will be what your interpreting.

it's much easier to spell, describe, interpret topics which you know the "lingo" to.
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Right-o! :)

Add to that, proper pronunciation when voicing.

Examples:

Wagner

Spokane

Thames River (England) (Tems)

Thames River (Connecticut) (Thames)

zoology (not "zoo")

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

bas relief
 
AquaBlue said:
Interesting.
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If you haven't read it , you might be interested looking at the introduction to "The Book of Name Signs" which gives some background on Name Signs.
 
Anij said:
If you haven't read it , you might be interested looking at the introduction to "The Book of Name Signs" which gives some background on Name Signs.
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I second that suggestion. It's a very good book. :)

For AB, the author of the book is Samuel J. Supalla, and the publisher is DawnSignPress (ISBN:0-915035-30-8).
 
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