How to sign "size" and "inch"?

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I don't think I ever learned those signs. If the topic came up i always fingerspelled them.
 
size= both downturned "Y" hands,thumbs touching, come together and separate a few times.

inch= Left thumb stick up. Right index and thumb touch tip and first joint of left thumb to indicate an inch.
 
Jiro said:
as expected of Ministry of Language. MAKE ME PROUD :mad2:
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I will do my utmost, to uphold my duties!
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Bottesini said:
size= both downturned "Y" hands,thumbs touching, come together and separate a few times.

inch= Left thumb stick up. Right index and thumb touch tip and first joint of left thumb to indicate an inch.
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Interesting!

My sign for "size" is the same as Botti.

However--my sign for "inch" is different from her's. Maybe due to regionalism? :dunno:

Inch= Two letter 'I''s with right pinky touching left pinky from top down.

After seeing Botti's--I am adopting her version.
 
Never signed inch before or had a need to that I can remember, but I measured my thumb from first joint to tip and it is pretty close to an inch.
 
Byrdie714 said:
Interesting!

My sign for "size" is the same as Botti.

However--my sign for "inch" is different from her's. Maybe due to regionalism? :dunno:

Inch= Two letter 'I''s with right pinky touching left pinky from top down.

After seeing Botti's--I am adopting her version.
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Ha! That proves my fitness for my Ministry position!:P
 
Berry said:
Never signed inch before or had a need to that I can remember, but I measured my thumb from first joint to tip and it is pretty close to an inch.
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And now you said that, I did too, and mine is also.

I never even thought about that being really true for the size, just the sign.

So it is very sensible. :)
 
Byrdie714 said:
Interesting!

My sign for "size" is the same as Botti.

However--my sign for "inch" is different from her's. Maybe due to regionalism? :dunno:

Inch= Two letter 'I''s with right pinky touching left pinky from top down.

After seeing Botti's--I am adopting her version.
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I thought the distance from the top of your pinky to the joint was just about a centimeter? Now I gotta ask: what's the sign for centimeter?
 
Bramus said:
I thought the distance from the top of your pinky to the joint was just about a centimeter? Now I gotta ask: what's the sign for centimeter?
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Just the letters "C" "M" in the center of the chest.

Or alternate= "C" hands, palms out, thumbs touching, then move apart in a horizontal line.
 
Bottesini said:
YAY!!!!

{and you are welcome Bramus}
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i'm practicing numbers in ASL.. i'm little gobsmacked. it's little tricky since I sign with my left. can i use pointy + middle + ring for "3" ? I see that instructor uses thumb instead of ring.
 
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