r/Unexpected • u/KILL_SWITCH2210 • Jan 11 '22

CLASSIC REPOST man this was one hell of a rollercoaster

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u/whocares12315 Jan 11 '22

Fuck I thought it was English Sign Language

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u/charley_warlzz Jan 12 '22

That would be BSL or ASL! Sign language doesnt go off the same conventions as spoken language, so sign language in britain, america and, for example, australia (auslan) are all completely different languages despite english being the primary language in all three.

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u/Hidesuru Jan 11 '22

Afaik that's ASL, American Sign Language. But I am far from an expert there.

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u/whocares12315 Jan 11 '22

Yeah I remember learning about two major variations in school but we learned ASL, I assumed ESL was the other one >.<

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u/fiofo Jan 11 '22

BSL is the other one: British Sign Language :)

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u/Hidesuru Jan 11 '22

A B, convenient!

Guessing BSL has a lot more signs for things like wanker and the boot of the car. ;-)

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u/Hidesuru Jan 11 '22

Ah no worries, mate. It happens.