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Fingerspelling
Fingerspelling is quick and easy to learn, and can be used to fill in the gaps with deaf and hard of hearing people who miss a word here or there. It helps me greatly when I can not lipread everything that is said to me.
"The letters of the sign alphabet look similar to written lowercase letters,"
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Here's A,B,C..
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D looks like a D; so does E; three fingers up for F.
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Shoot out a finger for G; make an H; pinky up for I.
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Draw a J..K looks like a K. So does L.
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Three fingers down for M; two for N. Ois like a telescope.
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P is an upside-down K; Q an upside-down G.
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Cross your fingers good luck for R. Make a fist for S.
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T is tricky; two fingers up for U; spread them for V.
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Three fingers up for W; crooked X. Y looks like a capital Y.
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Draw a Z.
Some Books
Most sign language dictionaries will have the alphabet, and there are also books with only the sign language alphabet:
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The Handmade Alphabet
- Handsigns: A Sign Language Alphabet
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