Signing For Dummies (31 page)

English:
I saved money.

Sign:
FINISH — MONEY SAVE ME

English:
You spent too much.

Sign:
FINISH — SPEND — (implied YOU) TOO MUCH

Let me sell you on this: A good way to sign “two for the price of one” is
buy two pay one.
“Coupon” can be signed by signing
discount
and then making a small square in the area with your index fingers.

Fun & Games Answers

Chapter 6: Shopping Made Easy

In This Chapter

Clothing in Sign

Coloring your wardrobe

Comparing costs

Signing and shopping fit together like hand and glove. This chapter focuses on fashions, colors, and seasons in Sign. Comparing prices and money Signs are thrown in, too — at no cost to you.

Clothes for All Seasons

Dapper duds are all the rage. These Signs show you how to ask for and get your garb in any season because everyone loves a well-dressed Signer. Table 6-1 talks fabric. Although many fabrics are fingerspelled, here are some fabrics that are signed.

Fabric
Signs bear a strong resemblance to what they represent. For example,
leather
is similar to cowhide, and
cotton
is like tearing apart a cotton ball.

These words are the basics for all your clothing needs.
Wear
is signed the same as
use,
so don’t worry that they look the same.
Clothes
is the same Sign as
costume
— try that on for size!

WEAR CLOTHES

The winter look

Changing with the seasons is no problem. Winter wear Signs are cool because they look like what they are. Check them out in Table 6-2.

There are a variety of Signs for gloves because there are different kinds of gloves. Either way, mimic putting on a pair of gloves. Mittens can be signed by making an outline of your thumb and four fingers with the index finger of your passive hand. Mittens are not as common as gloves, so if people don’t understand you, you can always rely on fingerspelling.

Hat
and
scarf
are simple: Sign them like you’re putting them on.

Boots
are signed like the action of pulling them on your legs. It seems women tend to sign boot on the arm, and men seem to sign it on the leg. (This isn’t a rule, only one observation.)

Try these sentences on for size:

English:
Wear your coat.

Sign:
YOUR COAT WEAR

English:
The scarf is white.

Sign:
SCARF WHITE

English:
Are these your gloves?

Sign:
GLOVES YOURS Q

Now, it’s time to go under cover. Most of these Signs are signed to look like what they represent. Anything slinky or kinky is fingerspelled.
Men’s briefs
can be signed like
panties;
men’s boxers
can be, too. You may often see
men’s and women’s long johns
expressed by signing “long” and then fingerspelling J-O-H-N-S.
T-shirt
is signed with the manual handshape T then shirt. Take a look at Table 6-3 for clarification.