tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post4471827946100157921..comments2024-01-30T02:03:03.358-05:00Comments on Deaf Expressions: THE DELIMMA: Does Correcting Someone's ASL Cause Friction?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-41556752842664426352012-01-13T13:53:38.825-05:002012-01-13T13:53:38.825-05:00Hi Neca
Are you saying that it's rude for the...Hi Neca<br /><br />Are you saying that it's rude for the student to be corrected or it's rude for the deaf person to get frustrated? Not sure.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740670349921979272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-23991138099104551232012-01-13T12:27:01.322-05:002012-01-13T12:27:01.322-05:00Actually, I find it very rude if someone learned s...Actually, I find it very rude if someone learned sign, and then get together at a later time even if its a very far later time, they take offense or pull that attitude they were pulling with you, knowing you are deaf but at the same time they're trying, they should still be willing to try and learn even more. Its just like speaking. You screw up a word they'll help you correct it, even if you aren't asking for it. The same should be with sign language. YOu screw up, we'll help you, even if yer not asking for it, for the simple fact that you ARE trying, and we just want to help you further your learning, because hey you never know! You might actually insult or offend someone else who's deaf, by not knowing the right ones....heck even my roomie knows this and she's trying so very hard and is progressing greatly in communicating with me with both voice and sign. Its even best when she's sick and I can translate and help and she can't even speak..or the same with me, lolNecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272470860531218306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-36773262460142921802011-07-17T18:18:32.838-04:002011-07-17T18:18:32.838-04:00Thanks, Robin! Glad you like the blog. If you ever...Thanks, Robin! Glad you like the blog. If you ever have any topics you'd like me to cover, just let me know. Oh, and I love "Mr. Holland's Opus." Especially the fact that they do decide to raise him with sign language and they show that he turned out just fine. :v)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740670349921979272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-30266115405807101202011-07-16T14:38:09.778-04:002011-07-16T14:38:09.778-04:00Hi Michelle. I just have to say that I love your ...Hi Michelle. I just have to say that I love your blog. I found it by looking up Mr. Holland's Opus/ASL. I love your sense of humor here, especially at your Grandmother's funeral. I wish I knew you in real life, you could correct me all you wanted to. I've had a passion for ASL for many years. I'm just a simple person. I'm a single mom to two adult sons and two teenaged girls. I have a passion for ASL and hope to be fluent in it some day. We're watching Mr. Holland's Opus right now. I've seen it before, but not in several years. <br /><br />I hope that you have a *wonderful* weekend, <br /><br />Robin :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-10243993048632149122011-07-06T19:01:18.603-04:002011-07-06T19:01:18.603-04:00For someone you may see once a year, correct theme...For someone you may see once a year, correct theme would probably be a discouragement to try.<br /><br />If you interact often, there's more a chance that they could actually learn from being corrected.<br /><br />If you correct me anytime, I appreciate it. <br />*mine name b-i-l-l mine signing horrible*Testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614821815049028975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-49841917399361609962011-07-06T13:22:35.860-04:002011-07-06T13:22:35.860-04:00That's true, Aaron. Good attitude, by the way!...That's true, Aaron. Good attitude, by the way!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740670349921979272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-77295550999467527032011-07-06T13:16:26.726-04:002011-07-06T13:16:26.726-04:00After 4 years of learning ASL, I look forward to h...After 4 years of learning ASL, I look forward to hanging out with fellow deafies, and I would hope they would correct my signs as much as possible so that I can sign more clearly. I mean, you have to choose the level of correction wisely since you dont want to add 15 corrections to each sentence, though. Nobody wants the conversation to take forever.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615600285728746241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-12038488680242645302011-07-06T07:22:29.926-04:002011-07-06T07:22:29.926-04:00Dianrez, Oh, yes. I think that was a good time to ...Dianrez, Oh, yes. I think that was a good time to correct. I'd say 90% of the time, if the sign they're signing is (by mistake) and "adult" sign, I do correct. I'll say, "Don't do ___. It means a WHOLE different thing." LOLMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740670349921979272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-22799438153011759652011-07-05T22:30:03.717-04:002011-07-05T22:30:03.717-04:00Remember when hearing people would correct our spe...Remember when hearing people would correct our speech? Same thing...only they might take offense if their sign was corrected! <br /><br />I've only corrected a stranger once...a McDonald's front counter worker when she signed "shake" using the wrong direction. I showed her up-and-down, not body-outwards. She immediately got it and burst out in laughter.Dianrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300552006683233107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-18066591757505375582011-07-05T16:56:20.091-04:002011-07-05T16:56:20.091-04:00Joy, you've got a great attitude! I wish peopl...Joy, you've got a great attitude! I wish people wouldn't get so upset or be rude about it. If I sign it again for them, many times they'll just roll their eyes and say, "Oh, you know what I meant." Okaaaaaaaay then. LOLMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740670349921979272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-727796483119054706.post-74263484053865426832011-07-05T15:02:51.708-04:002011-07-05T15:02:51.708-04:00I can see how correction would cause some friction...I can see how correction would cause some friction, but I think at other times it would be much appreciated. It's the only way to learn. When I was learning to voice, if I struggled with a word, someone would say "did you mean *insert word*?" and if that is the word I meant, I'd either nod (if it was a word I knew I was nowhere close to mastering) or try and repeat it. If they had guessed wrong, we'd try again. But only one correction on the word in each conversation, just so the person who was trying to communicate with me knew what words I was substituting and so I wouldn't get overly frustrated. <br />For me, the same thing is helpful in signing. show me the word I mis-signed, ask if that is what I meant and let me try and get it right. As long as I'm not in a hurry or super excited. :)<br />But that's me and I'm by no means everyone.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181893019331733687noreply@blogger.com