Sign for COUPLE?

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Is there a sign for COUPLE?

As in sweethearts, husband & wife, boyfriend & girfriend?

Example: "A Deaf COUPLE came into the store yesterday."

Thanks, Shari
 
the sign i use is where both hands are shaped in a and placed above the right breast, moving thumbs up and down..

IF the sign has changed... then I don't know the new one.. :) So i'd like to know that myself.
 
BearBeauty said:
the sign i use is where both hands are shaped in a and placed above the right breast, moving thumbs up and down..

IF the sign has changed... then I don't know the new one.. :) So i'd like to know that myself.
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Yes, I use that "sweethearts" sign, too. :)

Can't always use that sign for some married couples, heh, heh.
 
Well, the sign for "couple" would be 2 V handshapes tapping against the tips of both V.
 
"Couple" meaning "pair" can be dominant hand "U" shape, palm towards signer; non-dominant hand, "C" shape, palm towards dominant hand; "U" slides down thru the "C"; "C" closes to "S" after "U" clears it.

Ugh, terrible description. :ugh:

Married couple, just indicate "two-of-them", "married".

In the example sentence, "A Deaf COUPLE came into the store yesterday," first, it would depend on whether or not the signer knew the relationship between the two. Were they married, dating, friends, siblings? Two Deaf people together doesn't necessarily mean they are a "couple". :P

If you know their relationship, or they introduce themselves, then use the relevant signs ("sweethearts", "married", "husband"-"wife", "friends", etc.).
 
Reba said:
"Couple" meaning "pair" can be dominant hand "U" shape, palm towards signer; non-dominant hand, "C" shape, palm towards dominant hand; "U" slides down thru the "C"; "C" closes to "S" after "U" clears it.
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Wow, that's a sign I've never seen at all. Is there possibly a video of it somewhere?

My sign for COUPLE (as in two people, not necessarily sweethearts) is like Banjo's, where the dominant V fingers sort of tap back and forth against the non-dominant V. Does your sign mean the same thing?
 
Interpretrator said:
Wow, that's a sign I've never seen at all. Is there possibly a video of it somewhere?

My sign for COUPLE (as in two people, not necessarily sweethearts) is like Banjo's, where the dominant V fingers sort of tap back and forth against the non-dominant V. Does your sign mean the same thing?
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Yes, same meaning.

I tried to check aslpro.com for a video but the site was down today. Grrr!

It might be a local sign. However, I just looked in the SC Signs for Instruction book (for public schools), and I don't see it listed there. I've seen it used mostly in the context of people pairing off, like for team assignments at school. :dunno:

To be honest, I see many signs used in this area that I don't see in any books or websites. :D

Of course, the hearing people use many words here that I never heard before until I moved to South Carolina either. Especially the Gullah speakers.
 
Ah, aslpro.com is back online! If you want to see the video, it is the sign "PAIR".
 
Interpretrator said:
OHHHH. That sign! Heh, yeah, sorry I didn't get it from your description. :ty:
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I hate trying to describe signs! Even when I use the "correct" terminology, sometimes it's not very clear. Videos are the best way to go. :)
 
I think it's also understood, contextually, if'n ya use the "both" sign.....
 
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