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Hello!
Today, I’m going to talk about how ASL can be really confusing.
I've been learning ASL for almost 3 years now.
That's a while now.
I’ve noticed a lot of ASL deaf talk about grammar
which is confusing for a lot of people, especially those new to ASL.
And I get it because I'm new too.
So you have American Sign Language (ASL) and Pidgin Signed English (PSE).
ASL is its own language with its own grammar.
PSE has ASL vocabulary but English grammar.
So I’ll see a lot of [ASL] deaf people talk about needing to do ASL [grammar], not PSE.
This conversation is why learning ASL is confusing.
Now, I’m seeing a lot of signers go more of the PSE route.
I’ve asked other deaf people if so-and-so is using more PSE and they’ll say yes.
It’s strange to me as this will be a deaf person who grew up in Deaf culture and ASL.
So I’ll ask, “Wait, so why is it more PSE?” and the other person won’t know.
But still, this is a fluent signer!
I'm not saying they're wrong. I'm not saying that at all.
What I am saying is that this is all confusing!
Which am I supposed to be using?!
If my deaf friends are teaching me ASL,
it actually looks like this and not this.
So if I’m learning from them and using what they teach me,
am I wrong or right?
I have no idea!
Now I just try to use a mix of both and hope for the best.
I have conversations with my deaf friends and deaf people I’ve just met
and they seem to understand me just fine.
I mean, I like to think that they do.
Communication always seems to be fine.
I must be doing something right.
Again, I’m not saying anyone is wrong.
I’m just asking… which one is it?!
Do you get what I mean?
I remember someone telling me that more deaf people
are starting to go the PSE route more rather than ASL.
I'm so confused!
But I try my best and I think I communicate well.
People seem to understand me.
Probably not everyone, but I really haven’t had any problems.
Just gonna keep on learning.
Wait, what's the difference between these two?
Let me know, please.
I just wanted to share all that with you.
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