The American Sign Language Phrase Book (21 page)

Authors: Lou Fant,Barbara Bernstein Fant,Betty Miller

BOOK: The American Sign Language Phrase Book

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I enjoy TV with captions.

I saw a captioned film last night.

Note: See
Chapter 18
for more phrases on open and closed captioning.

Did you go to a residential school for deaf children?

I went to a school for hearing children.

Gallaudet was the first college for deaf people.

Note: Gallaudet is now a university and is the world's only liberal arts university for the deaf.

Many deaf students enter hearing colleges.

Gallaudet University is in Washington, D.C.

Sometimes the letters "D-C" are fingerspelled after the sign for "Washington."

5
Getting Acquainted

What is your name?

My name is __________.

Fingerspell your name.

I'm happy to meet you.

Where do you live?

Where are you from?

Where were you born?

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