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ohnoitscoco's review against another edition
3.0
I have a couple complaints about this book. Once you get past the direction confusion involved with trying to mirror the photos--which was the only way to do it, just confusing--sometimes the photos don't completely match up with the brief descriptions of each sign. For instance, some descriptions might say to use an "A"/thumbs up sign, where the photo shows an "S"/fist sign. There were also some three-part signs that could have done with three pictures to show each step.
But all in all, this is a good resource for beginners just wanting to get some vocabulary down for Signed English (NOT American Sign Language/ASL). Even with the inconsistencies, the descriptions are generally easy to understand. Some signs are hard to display in still photos, so I would use this book as a jumping off point into a more visual medium like video or actual conversation. (December 2008)
But all in all, this is a good resource for beginners just wanting to get some vocabulary down for Signed English (NOT American Sign Language/ASL). Even with the inconsistencies, the descriptions are generally easy to understand. Some signs are hard to display in still photos, so I would use this book as a jumping off point into a more visual medium like video or actual conversation. (December 2008)
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