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From: Lana.Berrington@f424.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Lana Berrington)
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Subject: Re: Sign Languages
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Date: 28 Feb 91 15:59:54 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Howdy Jack!

In a message of <06 Feb 91>, Jack O'keeffe (1:129/26.0) writes:
 JW>> Moreover, a truly deaf person never really masters English
 JW>> on the level a hearing person does if he or she is born
 JW>> deaf or deaf from a very early age.

 JO>> James, your statement is simply NOT supported by the facts.

 JO>> Many deaf people can do anything with english except hear it!

Hey, yeah!  My sign language instructor is profoundly deaf yet
aparently thanks to lots of work every day by her and her mother
she speaks REALLY good english.   The only words she has trouble
with are ones that are from other languages like "jalapinio
peppers"  or some of the french words that are used commonly.
It's really hard sometimes.. because you forget that you need to
sign back to her when you're having a conversation after class. :-)

 <*Lana*> ~

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