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I think the main just of it is that regionally there are different signs in a similar way that regionally there are different words for the same word in english.  Like in Chicago we get water from the water fountain but in Wisconsin it the Bubbler and in other places it called the water cooler.  I would suggest at an ASL student you let go of the "one proper sign" for each word mentality and embrace ASL for what it is, a beautiful living language that will have some variation.  As an intp. you will even face times when someone will drop a "home sign" in there or a regional sign and it's your job to either use you close skills to figure it out or to ask the person to clarify what they were saying.  That's my two cents.  Thanks.