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I voted no, even though I think the question should have been phrased differently. By voting no I'm not saying that it's bad to caption vlogs, but that more or less forcing people into doing it (by making them feel really bad if they don't) is wrong. If the choice is between posting a vlog entry...

In general, I think some people learn new languages more easily than others, regardless of whether the particular language is signed or spoken. People who struggled with spoken foreign languages is school, will not find that learning a sign language is any easier, regardless of their artistic...

Ha ha! The sign for 'R'... Well if you don't turn it upside down you're fine! :D For those who don't know, the letter R is the universally known gesture for "f***k you", except that it's turned over so the middle finger points down instead of up. I think I posted a link to a fingerspelling...

Ah, yes... I think the best tip is probably to just practice as much as you can, and maybe start out with shorter words just to practice the transitions between letters. To me, and I'm probably pretty typical, reading fingerspelling is much more difficult, and I'm still struggling with it.

Wow I don't know what to say. I'm just a little shocked by some of the things that have been said. 1) Languages can be learned sequentially without the first language "ruining" the learning of the second (or third) language. I didn't learn English until I was ten and I consider myself to be...

It's obviously rude to stare. It doesn't matter what the reason is or what the person is thinking; even though I, as a hearing person with a long history of being interested in sign language (more or less since I was a young child) can certainly see the appeal. If I see people signing in public...

Yes, I've done that a lot too. Especially through windows or when someone's out of earshot. It's really kinda funny!

Swedish alphabet For Endymion (and whoever else is interested): Here's a link I just found to a Youtube video featuring the Swedish TSP alphabet. Enjoy! And thanks again everyone for being so nice! You're awesome! :D

No it isn't, thank God! I never have a problem separating ASL and TSP when fingerspelling, but reading it gives me such a headache since TSP 'G' is the same as ASL 'S', 'S' corresponds to ASL 'C', 'H' to 'F', and 'D' to 'B'. It gets really confusing!

Interesting topic! I would really like to get to know more Deaf people since I have an interest in the language (currently taking Swedish SL, had a year of ASL in college) and culture. What would be the point of learning a language, or in my case two, if I didn't have an interest in actually...

Thanks! Well, thanks guys! And, to Kuifje75 (Marc): That is so cool that you've been to Sweden! Norway is nice too (although it's rare for a Swede to actually admit that). Since the languages are so similar, I can usually understand Norwegian fairly well, especially since I hung out with a...

Wow, where do I start!? I've already posted in other threads twice, but felt that a formal introduction might be in order. I'm a 29-year-old hearing Swedish girl (I'm a brunette though, and I don't have big breasts...) who's been interested in signed languages and Deaf culture for at least...

I'm Swedish, so I might be able to help. I am hearing however, so asking a Deaf Swede is probably better, but I could point you in the right direction. The first thing you want to do is go to the website of The Swedish National Association of the Deaf, where they have plenty of info on the...

I wasn't even going to register at this forum but when I read this thread, I just had to dive in! My initial reaction to this whole topic is that it's always hard to compare the size of the vocabulary of one language with that of another. Some languages express differences in meaning by...