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petmoosie ([personal profile] petmoosie) wrote2007-07-13 07:42 am
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Laryngitis

I've have laryngitis most of this week. It's very frustrating to not be able to speak loud (or at all). It is reminding me that I should really work on sign language with Emily (and Tim). My inability to forget things stands me in good stead, but it's no help when Tim or Emily can't remember the sign I am making.
I can finger-spell with Tim, but obviously not with Emily.

Finger spelling?

[identity profile] metageek.livejournal.com 2007-07-15 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
A notepad might be more reliable.

Re: Finger spelling?

[identity profile] petmoosie.livejournal.com 2007-07-15 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Tim is really good at spelling in his head. *I*'m the limiting factor there. If you are good at it, finger-spelling is faster than writing, and real sign language is faster still.

But I have to admit, I was writing a lot last week also.

Re: Finger spelling?

[identity profile] metageek.livejournal.com 2007-07-16 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
If you are good at it, finger-spelling is faster than writing, and real sign language is faster still.

Well, yeah; but you implied that Tim wasn't good at following either.

Re: Finger spelling?

[identity profile] metageek.livejournal.com 2007-07-16 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
<looks again> Oh, I see; I misunderstood. Never mind.

Finger-spelling (Repeat)

[identity profile] petmoosie.livejournal.com 2007-07-16 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
When I was in high school, I once passed info for a German test by finger-spelling. They mixed German I and German II for the test (I was in German I) and my neighbor and another German II student used me as the conduit.
Somehow, I never think of that as cheating. *I* learned a topic that wasn't going to be covered until next year.

Anyway, Tim's reasonably good at the alphabet.