Signing For Dummies (30 page)

You sign the conditional word while raising your eyebrows but then follow with the rest of the conditional phrase and sentence with your eyebrows back down in their normal position.

A complex sentence also occurs when a sentence uses phrases that show a relationship between two ideas that refer to the same subject. When signing this type of complex sentence, first refer to the subject and then use a pronoun, such as “himself,” “herself,” or “itself” before continuing with the rest of the idea. Following are some examples of these two complex sentence types:

English:
If you order beer, I’ll order wine.

Sign:
IF BEER ORDER YOU — WINE ORDER ME

English:
You can’t eat your lasagna because you have no fork.

Sign:
LASAGNA — EAT YOU CAN’T — WHY — FORK HAVE YOU NOT

Attention, Shoppers!

Shopping made simple — that’s what you’ll find when you do it in Sign. This section gives you a handle on grocery stores and specials.

Signing specialty stores

Everyone at one time or another goes to market. You’ll be the guru of groceries, hands down, when using the Signs from Table 5-9.

English:
I went to the butcher’s.

Sign:
FINISH — MEAT STORE — GO ME

English:
The bakery smells good.

Sign:
BREAD STORE — SMELLS DELICIOUS

English:
The grocery store is open.

Sign:
FOOD STORE — OPEN

What’s on special?

Few things are more satisfying than saving money when you’re shopping for groceries. Signing specials from the marketplace, like those in Table 5-10, will give you the upper hand as you finger your way through the fruit. Note that some signs mean several words, as in “two for the price of one.”

English:
The meat is on sale today.

Sign:
TODAY — MEAT SALE

English:
You can buy two steaks for the price of one.

Sign:
TWO STEAKS — PAY — ONLY ONE