American Sign Language: "abbreviate"


 

ABBREVIATE: 
The hands move in from the sides (not the front).

 

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Sample sentence:

YOU HAVE ABBREVIATE NAME?

Do you have a nickname?

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Notes:
This is not the same sign as "get." The sign GET starts away from the body and moves closer to the body.  The sign ABBREVIATE starts with the hands a bit to the side and they move in toward the center as they change into "S" hands.

See: GET
See: SUMMARIZE



 
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