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Signing Savvy is a labor of love by a team of Deaf, CODA, and current educators striving to share easy-to-use American Sign Language learning tools. Deaf owned!

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Do you know how to sign SMILE? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is SMILE. June 15th is National Smile Power Day. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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When schools for the deaf would play one another, the players would gather in a circle to hide their signing while agreeing on the next play. #Deaf #Sports #Football #History #ASL
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Today’s example #ASL gloss is an example of using the sign of the day (SMILE) in context. See it signed at signingsavvy.com/sotd
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Do you know how to sign FLAG DAY? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is FLAG DAY. June 14th is Flag Day and this week is National Flag Week. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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Another contribution of Deaf people to sports is the huddle in football. #Deaf #Sports #History
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Today’s example #ASL gloss is an example of using the sign of the day (FLAG DAY) in context. See it signed at signingsavvy.com/sotd English Sentence: Flag Day honors our flag. ASL Gloss: FLAG DAY MEANS WHAT? HONOR OUR FLAG.
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Do you know how to sign SEWING MACHINE? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is SEWING MACHINE. June 13th is National Sewing Machine Day. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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Today’s example #ASL gloss is an example of using the sign of the day (SEWING MACHINE) in context. See it signed at signingsavvy.com/sotd English Sentence: I gave my mother a new sewing machine for her birthday. ASL Gloss: MY MOTHER BIRTHDAY NEW SEWING MACHINE I GAVE.
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“Signing” is a natural part of team sports. #History #Signals #Deaf #Sports #ASL
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Do you know how to sign ROSE? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is ROSE (as in, "a type of flower"). June 12th is National Red Rose Day and June is National Rose Month. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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Today’s example #ASL gloss is an example of using the sign of the day (ROSE) in context. See it signed at signingsavvy.com/sotd English Sentence: My mother’s favorite flower is a rose. ASL Gloss: MY MOTHER HER FAVORITE FLOWER WHAT? ROSE.
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The origin of the foul signal in baseball has never been credited to Deaf basketball players, but it is the same signal that Deaf people use to signal that there has been a foul and play should stop. #Deaf #Sports #History #ASL
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Do you know how to sign CORN ON THE COB? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is CORN ON THE COB. June 11th is National Corn on the Cob Day. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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Today’s example #ASL gloss is an example of using the sign of the day (CORN ON THE COB) in context. See it signed at signingsavvy.com/sotd English Sentence: My favorite vegetable is corn on the cob. ASL Gloss: MY FAVORITE #VEG (vegetable) WHAT? CORN ON THE COB.
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Even in present-day basketball, when a whistle is used to stop a play after a foul, the referee abruptly raises his/her arm to signal that a here has been a foul. #Sports #History #Deaf #ASL
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Do you know how to sign TELETYPEWRITER? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is TELETYPEWRITER. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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For example, William “Dummy” Hoy, a Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1902, is credited with developing the hand signals used by baseball umpires. #Deaf #Sports #History #ASL
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Today’s example #ASL gloss is an example of using the sign of the day (TELETYPEWRITER) in context. See it signed at signingsavvy.com/sotd
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Do you know how to sign DUCK? Today's #ASL Sign of the Day is DUCK (as in, "the animal"). June 9th is National Donald Duck Day. See it signed at: signingsavvy.com/sotd
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In fact, many of the hand signals used by hearing people in certain sports originated from Deaf players. #Deaf #History #Sports #ASL
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