Poll: sign language useful or not?

[Matt Oliver]

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I write it up on a piece of paper.

no paper? on the street, they want directions.

 

[Cakes]

Don't quote me on this, but I'm fairly sure that where I live you're more likely to come across someone who only speaks Ojibwe than communicates with sign language. If we're considering it a language here, then there are definitely more useful ones to learn.

 

[Nouw]

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I write it up on a piece of paper.

no paper? on the street, they want directions.

I walk with them to the place they want to go. I don't care if I have to go to school or work, I'm sure my teacher/boss will understand that I had to help someone in need.

 

[Superior Mind]

I used to know quite a bit of sign language. Unfortunately all I can remember now is the alphabet 'yes', 'no' and 'turtle'.

No doubt sign language is useful, learning alternate ways of communication always are, but in a pinch if you really need to communicate with a deaf person you could probably cover by writing things down.

 

[Matt Oliver]

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I write it up on a piece of paper.

no paper? on the street, they want directions.

I walk with them to the place they want to go. I don't care if I have to go to school or work, I'm sure my teacher/boss will understand that I had to help someone in need.

but they don't know how to get to wherever they are going.

 

[Nouw]

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I write it up on a piece of paper.

no paper? on the street, they want directions.

I walk with them to the place they want to go. I don't care if I have to go to school or work, I'm sure my teacher/boss will understand that I had to help someone in need.

but they don't know how to get to wherever they are going.

Well then I use my pen[sub]chances are I'll have one[/sub]and ask them to write down on my hand.

 

[Matt Oliver]

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I write it up on a piece of paper.

no paper? on the street, they want directions.

I walk with them to the place they want to go. I don't care if I have to go to school or work, I'm sure my teacher/boss will understand that I had to help someone in need.

but they don't know how to get to wherever they are going.

Well then I use my pen[sub]chances are I'll have one[/sub]and ask them to write down on my hand.

what if you forgot your pen?
I plan on poking holes in all your theories