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Old 06-26-2009, 03:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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yet another asl grammar question - use of "how"

I have a question about the use of the word "how" mid-sentence.

If I wanted to say:


He is changing how the business works.

would I sign it like.. "he change how business work" ... "he change business work" ...or is there a better way?

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Old 06-26-2009, 06:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I have a question about the use of the word "how" mid-sentence.

If I wanted to say:


He is changing how the business works.

would I sign it like.. "he change how business work" ... "he change business work" ...or is there a better way?

thanks

Hey, Your thoughts are not that bad but I was thinking more like down the line of --

"He how change business works"

Just a suggestion.
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Old 06-26-2009, 07:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Hey, Your thoughts are not that bad but I was thinking more like down the line of --

"He how change business works"

Just a suggestion.
Which sign do you use, "success" or "work"? I am curious
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I didn't think "how" was used in ASL?
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:37 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Which sign do you use, "success" or "work"? I am curious
In that sentence, it seems that the concept is not "work" or "success" but the way business is conducted. He is changing (current on-going changes) the way business operates (or functions). We don't know whether or not those changes are successful.

The statement is that he is making changes in the way business does things. The question is, "how"?

Take it from there....
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:42 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I didn't think "how" was used in ASL?
It is used when one wants to know how something is done.

In English, we use "how" many more ways.

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Old 07-02-2009, 10:00 PM   #7 (permalink)
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In that sentence, it seems that the concept is not "work" or "success" but the way business is conducted. He is changing (current on-going changes) the way business operates (or functions). We don't know whether or not those changes are successful.

The statement is that he is making changes in the way business does things. The question is, "how"?

Take it from there....
I need to read things carefully oops! Yes, that's a tough one "changes"
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