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Summary: Learn how to sign TV, ball, candy, yes, no, play, and jacket with American Sign Language (ASL) tips in this free online sign language video tutorial clip.

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by asluser

I am Deaf and fluent in ASL. I need to point out to you that your signs are inaccurate. Out of respect for the language and the Deaf community, please leave the education of the language to the experts.

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by Klea Vizion

Beautiful, thank you. Sign language is something I've wanted to learn for a long time. Although, from your accent I'm assuming you're American, do you know if there's much difference between American sign and British, or is it universal?

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by KatD234

Klea, please don't kid yourself. Melissa isn't teaching you sign language, and you are not learning it here. She is spreading the ignorance that it is enough for people to know random signs that represent English words to communicate in American Sign Language. This is completely untrue and an offense to ASL, which is a language that functions on its own, WITHOUT having to learn the English alphabet, the way any other spoken language does. Just as you wouldn't learn random French words without first knowing its CORRECT grammar, you should not be learning random signs, performed incorrectly. And yes, there is a difference between British and American sign languages. There is no universal sign language, each country and sometimes region has its own sign language. Even the alphabet between American and British sign languages is signed differently. Perhaps you should take an actual course, taught by experts, not Miss Schenk, who probably learned her signs from a book.

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How to Sign Common Phrases & Words in Sign Language

Hello! My name is Melissa and on behalf of Expert Village, today we're going to be learning some basic signs, words, phrases in sign language. In this clip, we're going to learn the words TV, ball, candy, play, yes and no, two very important words, and jacket. Let's start off with TV. Again, we're going back to the alphabet. You're probably sick of hearing me say that, but you need to know your alphabet. That's the basics for all words in sign language. TV. We want the letter T, T, and we go to V. TV. TV. Very simple, you can see where we're going with this. TV. TV. Ball. Very simple. You just want to form your hands in the shape of a ball. Ball. Would you rather watch TV or play with the ball. Candy. Take your finger like a sweet tooth towards a dimple in your cheek. Candy. Candy. Play. You want to form the letter Y like this with both hands facing each other and you shake the slightly. Play. Play. Play. Perhaps you'd like to play with the ball. Play. Yes and no. Yes. Take the letter S and you want to nod your hand. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Take your 2 fingers, your index and your middle finger and you want to close them in towards the thumb. No. No. Yes. No. Finally, if you're going outside you'll want to put on your jacket. It's much like you're running your hands down the sides of your jacket. Jacket. Jacket.

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