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    How would you phrase "at", as in "bad at" or "slow at"?

    If I should meet someone who signs ASL and I try to say, "I'm learning sign, I'm bad at it" or even bad at anything, how would that be phrased n signing? I (VERB) BAD? I BAD (some sign for "at") (ACTON) you know? How would I phrase that in signing? Thank you!! :ty::ty:
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    How does syntax work in ASL signing?

    Again, I'm very new, but so far, the sign sentences I've learned are things like, "I N-A-M-E. I Learn-learn sign." stuff like that. Are there sign sentences that reflect English syntax, like, "I'm going to the movies" Rather than something like, "I go movie"? Am I right in assuming ASL more of a...
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    Is it very frustrating to try to sign with someone when you're fluent and they aren't

    I mean, I'm only assuming, but because the hand movements and the body language is so specific that it seems that much more confusing when people use the wrong sign rather than when people use the wrong word or grammatical sequence in interlingual speech. I mean, i'm learning from a website...
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    Hi there. I'm a newbie.

    I hope I'd be welcome here. I'm hearing, and I don't actually know any Deaf people. However, I'm slowly picking up ASL on my own and will likely eventually take classes. No particular reason as of yet, just... why not? I figured I'd join here maybe to learn about Deaf culture and the etiquette...
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