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paulzolo
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davrosG5
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Not quite the same but this is similar to 'clapping' in the deaf community. I became aware of this when watching an Adam Hills stand up gig at which there was a lady signing the entire gig. At the end Adam asked everyone to give here a deaf round of applause - hands up in front of you and twist your wrists rapidly.
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jonbwfc
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How does someone who gets an anxiety attack if they hear a round of applause operate in the normal world??
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finlay666
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Was that the one where she signed puberty and mimicked the testes dropping? _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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davrosG5
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That certainly rings a bell. I must confess I think it would be very useful to be able to speak sign language.
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jonbwfc
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<pedant> The one thing you wouldn't be doing is speaking it </pedant>
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davrosG5
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Does speaking necessarily mean verbal communication? How would you characterise 2 people communicating using sign language?
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jonbwfc
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Sign language is not a spoken language. It's a gestured language.
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AlunD
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"signing" I think is the official name for it. 
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big_D
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What is Jazz Hands? The image on the BBC site looks like a Royal Wave...
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hifidelity2
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And what if I have a phobia about people waving hands at me - can I ask for them to clap instead
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