ASL Interpreting Fingerspelling and Resting Handshapes

shelllium March 30, 2015 in ASL 56 Subscribers Subscribe

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Have you ever misunderstood someone because of a resting handshape at the beginning of a fingerspelled word?

Resting handshapes: C, Y, B/loose 5

Added letters to beginning of FS word: C, I, J, Y, B

Can you think of examples you've seen when interpreting?!
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