Well, and if you learn ASL from a Deaf sibling, you’re going to learn some idiosyncratic signs that aren’t what is generally used. A friend of mine is the second of 8 kids; she has 3 Deaf siblings. They sign to each other in a kind of shorthand - I’ve had 3 years of ASL and I don’t know what they’re saying most of the time. (Also I could NOT interpret on the fly. My brain doesn’t translate fast enough)
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