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Well I like horns as long as I don't live in NYC where they blare like crazy, and I don't mind you having an opinion of course, but to say I should be a passenger is really sarcastic to say the least. Anyways, I said what I felt about it and surely have no intentions of starting anything. I...

Wow, Three of us on here guess we ought to maybe pm each other and introduce ourselves. I grew up learning PSE back in the early 80's in the deaf section at the assemblies before the society switched over to ASL. I used to interpret there. But learning ASL from a book impossible, and there were...

It only takes a split second to get into an accident so taking your eyes off the road whether signing or being distracted by something off the road can a nd does cause accidents. You need your eyes for driving, having ears is a plus too. Your statement if I need a horn to to help me pay...

Held in Plant City, FL September 9,10. Open to the public and free. Jehovah Witnesses are holding this two day event to spiritually upbuild, and give a positive hope for the future, and also to help us deal with the problems we are facing now and how we can be happy despite our trials. Please...

I agree with you because, I am from NY and now I live in fl and there is no way in new york would they say: " I reckon y'all having grits for breakfast right?" That is colloq. not standardized.

Just to quickly add, the article mentioned above is 6 years old. We have added many many more groups and congregations worldwide for the deaf. I currently joined a group in spring hill, florida. We are rapidly growing into a congregation now. Won't be long. Two of the three meetings we hold each...

Jesus commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves. And he commanded in Matthew 28:20 to "Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations." In this Jehovah's Witnesses take delight in helping people of all faiths, races, languages and poor and rich alike worldwide. Jehovah God...

I would also like to add that deaf culture can be preserved eventhough children learn orally if they learn asl also. Spanish americans have to learn english to live in an american culture and live by american culture yet they preserve their spanish culture as well as influence american culture...

As a hearie who has been intensely interested in deaf people since I was ten years old, I for a very long time thought, leave the deaf alone and let them use sign language if they want, why should they be forced to learn orally? Now that I am learning ASL and have learned alot from this forum, I...

As you you know, with ASL grammar and inflection are shown in facial expressions like tilt slightly forward and raised eyebrows and hold last sign for asking yes or no questions so "can" not necessary. Raised eyebrows is the equivalent of the inflection found in speech to show you are asking a...

How about: Promoting Respect for Deaf Culture then explain all the positives of deaf culture how rich it is how valuable it is to the hearing world to be accepting.

I don't necessarily think the deaf should not be allowed to drive, but I can say from a hearing prespective, that hearing a horn has saved me from an accident before and vice versa. However, one thing I noticed is that deaf people are very attuned visually and more safe due to paying attention...

I think that is true due to the fact men strengths are in math, while women's brains are strong in linguistics. Not to say this is a fact all the time of course but as a general rule. That is why you will find women are more neater in writing, and more talkative than men.

I don't "write" in ASL. But since I can't do a sign video, I have no choice but to put it in writing and then the person reading it would sign what I wrote. I do wish it could be written because alot of books written in our english grammar and syntax some deaf don't understand. Like for people...

I don't agree that is pidgeon at all. It is not in english word order by any means. However, since I am still learning, please inform me how you would write the above sentences. Thank you very much. Robbie :)

ASL has nothing to do with english at all. It is it's own language and has it's own rules. Like for instance: I am going to the store because my shoe broke yesterday. In ASL it would be Yesterday, my shoe it broke, now I go-to store. See the difference? Now there is a sign that with your left...

Others on here have stated at least 5-7 years. Some exceptionally language oriented people can learn it in 2-4 years. Fluency involving all the intricate nuances of the language surely takes a while when you consider we hearies think in words vs concepts. To switch to truly thinking in concepts...

Sorry I meant asl interpreter not translater.I know the basics of asl grammar and syntax but I want to learn the nuances; the advanced grammar. What would be a good example of an advanced grammar rule? What does it mean when the last sign of a sentence is done briskly? Does it mean exclamation...

Alcohol depresses the central nervous system and that part of the brain that inhibits one from doing things they wouldn't normally do is severly impacted when one is drunk. One who is normally reserved, becomes gregarious and outgoing almost like he or she is free to express themselves without...

now that this thread has been reopened after a year... I would like to learn some idioms and expressions. Like I know train go sorry, and holier than thou, by a hair.... What are some more? So I can ask my deaf friends how to sign them. Or maybe you all can describe the sign to me if you want...