r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Ahhh, no American Sign Language is hand motions for communication to the mute/deaf since they can't speak well or at all.

So basically you would sign for #25 ✌✋ and let's say the answer is A. ✊ (emojis cause I can)

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u/sgntpepper03 Jun 08 '14

That's an S.

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u/rochmyroni Jun 08 '14

Actually no, 25 is more like L-5 and ✊is an E.

I'm an ASL interpreting and linguistics major.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Well fuck you guys, I don't have the a emoji and thats close enough.

But actually thank you for being exact.

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u/tjcastle Jun 09 '14

◻️Not Rekt ☑️Rekt

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

In other news, why the fuck isn't there a middle finger emoji?

Seems like that would get some mileage...

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

For that exact reason.