“Sign language” is like saying “spoken language” – it is a medium, not a specific language. There are over 300 sign languages in the world and THREE that originated in the USA and are still signed today – ASL (American Sign Language), PSL (Plains Indian Sign Language), and ISL (Inuit Sign Language). The correct way to say that you know a sign language would be like this: “I sign ASL” not “I speak sign language”
I can see how knowing key phrases of all the common languages you would encounter might be very useful to a firefighter. For instance, if someone tells them “My daughter is still in there!”, that’s critical information no matter which language they speak.
sufamelico about 5 years ago
F Y I, Sign communication is not “Speaking” It is communicating in AMESLAN last I checked
Tue Elung-Jensen about 5 years ago
How is sign language clear communication? Unless he just points …
Nachikethass about 5 years ago
Clarence is so shallow!!!
jagedlo about 5 years ago
see yesterday’s “Jump Start” in case you need to be clued in…
StoicLion1973 about 5 years ago
I love the interaction of the Glover Brothers!
jpayne4040 about 5 years ago
And you need to listen to one of those six!
stopitchase about 5 years ago
“Sign language” is like saying “spoken language” – it is a medium, not a specific language. There are over 300 sign languages in the world and THREE that originated in the USA and are still signed today – ASL (American Sign Language), PSL (Plains Indian Sign Language), and ISL (Inuit Sign Language). The correct way to say that you know a sign language would be like this: “I sign ASL” not “I speak sign language”
jbarnes about 5 years ago
I can see how knowing key phrases of all the common languages you would encounter might be very useful to a firefighter. For instance, if someone tells them “My daughter is still in there!”, that’s critical information no matter which language they speak.