This sign can mean either English or England. The specific meaning
depends on context.
Some people use a double movement for this sign, but I tend to just do it
once.
ENGLISH / ENGLAND
ENGLISH / or England:
HER FAVORITE CLASS WHAT-rhet, ENGLISH-fs
Glosses for practice:
Sample sentence:
Do you like studying English? = ENGLISH, YOU LIKE STUDY YOU?
Sample sentence:
Do you like studying English? = YOU LIKE STUDY ENGLISH YOU?
Notes:
See: ENGLAND
Memory aid or possible origin:
This sign looks "Queen Elizabeth I with her hand firmly in control of a round earth." (Mackie, 2022)
.jpg)
Picture: "Armada Portrait"
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I#/media/File:Elizabeth_I_(Armada_Portrait).jpg
(public domain)
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(Formerly attributed to George Gower - http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizarmada.jpg
)
Reference: Mackie, Adam. (4/12/2022) personal correspondence.
Notes: