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I think the problem is, writing in ASL syntax is incomplete.  The word order is there, and the words are there, but the non-manual markers are not there.  Unless someone actually types in descriptions of what the eyebrows, nostrils, shoulders, tongue, etc., are doing, and whether or not the words are repeated (noun/verb, quantity), or show the direction (from me-to you), then some of the meaning is lost.


It's the same problem in reverse when a hearing person, newbie signer, knows sign vocabulary but strings it together without non-manual markers or facial expression.  You can get the gist of it (that is, the general meaning) but you can't get the full meaning with all its richness and detail.  It also can be confusing, such as was it a question statement, was it a continuous action, was it serious, etc.


As to why someone writes in ASL, well, that's personal. Each person who does that has to give his or her own reasons.  No one can answer for another on that.


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