The American Sign Language Phrase Book (55 page)

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Authors: Lou Fant,Barbara Bernstein Fant,Betty Miller

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My parents gave me a 35-mm digital camera for my birthday.
 

"M-M" and DIGITAL are fingerspelled.

My aunt got a GPS for her boat.
 

Fingerspell "G-P-S." This is an example of a rhetorical question where the signer asks, and then answers, the question. It is used a great deal in ASL. There is a slight pause at the end of the question—after the sign FOR-FOR in this example—and then the answer is signed.

iPods are very popular!
 

Fingerspell IPOD.

That coffeehouse doesn't have wi-fi access.
 

Fingerspell WI-FI.

What's the link to that blog?
 

Fingerspell BLOG.

This theater downtown has open captioning.
 

My TV has closed captioning.
 

Fingerspell TV.

Which pager did you choose?
 

I need to recharge my pager.
 

Mine's a BlackBerry pager.
 

Fingerspell "B-B."

I will buy a Sidekick III pager.
 

I love video relay service!
 

Fingerspell "V-R-S."

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