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Hear to learn... most idioms are from other languages ASL is one of the newest languages on this earth

NO!!??? most idioms do not come from deaf culture get real 1,500 -5,000 ASL to 200,000 or more english????...".words" not idioms. I think idioms come from culture so to understand you must know the culture. In ASL "train zoom finish" means in english "ya missed the boat" .. to me that means...

Hear2much do you know what it means by let them eat cake?

Ok.. let's "shake a leg" now that means to "hurry up" where that saying came from was when ,,,the sailors came to port,the men that were lucky had a women with them in their hamock...come morning time the captain would yell ...shake a leg..to protect the womens dignity if an unhairy leg was...

I think all idioms have history. The ole wolfies are just a figment of your ole imagination

This is when a hearing person says "son of a gun" to a hearing person it means...I have or had no idea. But in the old days it means that a women had a male child without being married to the sailor that came to port. She gets pregnant by the sailor in port The women hides her pregnancy then...

ok "Son of a gun" Any one know?

Thanks... Maybe we should start a new thread write the idiom then explain the reason for the idiom or ask for the idiom to be explained. I think it would be fun. oops, maybe this thread is a good plce Cheers PITA

oops Did I do something wrong? I love history and wanted to share. I hope I did not do anything wrong....I am a newbie here. I am HOH learning ASL

Love this topic :hmm:In the old days when homes had thatched roofs and it was raining real hard the animals would climb into the only warm shelter they had, and that would have been the warm and dry hiding place of the thatched roof. Many animals,...cats and dogs would fall through and into...

Thanks all. Been busy. I have found threads that I will join in when I have more time. PITA

Oh my Dear...Hearing aids can be pretty cool now'a'days. What is "normal" ??? There are hearing aids that look like an ear peirce on the upper lobe. If your hearing loss is greater than that style I have 2 BTE's that no one sees....Next pair I am going for purple with flashing lights.... My Mom...

Hi, I am from Vancouver BC, and just want to connect with others, Hearing/Deaf/deaf/not sure :hmm: This is a great site. :D My Hubby CODA Mom in law Deaf, me HOH (low frequencies) and borderline High frequencies...So I guess I am the not sure. I wear 2 hearing aids and love them at times. I...