Yeah, I've noticed them finger spelling a fair number of words. Rick
On 2/26/08, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the interpreters I've met have been fairly brilliant. One thing I have > noticed is that if there's a word that isn't in ASL, they finger spell it. I > was at a neuropsych conference once and watched the signers, they had to > spell about every third word. I suspect its the same with the flex conference. > > >I feel sorry for the signers who are working this conference > >(360|Flex) - or any technical conference where the presos are filled > >with unfamiliar acronyms and technical jargon. > > > >And I swear, only computer geeks use the word "Automagically" =) I > >know I use it, and Doug Knudsen used it today in his presentation. I > >was sitting next to one of the signers and asked her if there was a > >sign for "Automagically" and she said she'd never even heard the word > >before. > > > >Automagically - something that just happens, and we don't really care how. :) > > > >Anyway, these two women have an awfully hard job. > > > >-- > >Rick Root > >New Brian Vander Ark Album, songs in the music player and cool behind > >the scenes video at www.myspace.com/brianvanderark > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254966 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
