ASL for sign language itself is two separate words: signing (both hands shape 1 circling around each other) and language (both hands shape L separating from each other). Speaking using your hands is a single word: signing (both hands shape 5 closing to shape S, then repeat downward).
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I personally like discussing ASL videos where two Deaf people are having a discussion. That way you learn new vocabulary and how deaf people actually use their language. It is very important to get out of the 'hearing thinking' mode.
If you can find a video like that, we could discuss how the...
Are you still around? I saw your post from 2005 about an ASL Writing System. I would like your opinion on the system I have been developing called ASLSJ - ASL Sign Jotting. www.aslsj.com