American Sign Language: "enough" FULL uses a single motion that moves back toward you. (If my cup is full I spill it on me). ENOUGH uses a double motion that moves forward toward the other person. (If I have enough I can share it with you.) PLENTY uses a single exaggerated motion with the fingers wiggling as if representing an overflowing cup. ENOUGH: The right hand brushes once or twice over the left fist. Sample sentence: Did you get enough to eat? / Have you had enough food? / Is there enough food? ENOUGH: FULL: In a message dated 10/15/2004 7:31:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kputski@______.net from Indiana asks: Is the sign "FULL" interchangeable with the sign for full that is dominant hand palm down and moved from mid-abdomen to chin? Or are they different kinds of full? Or, is it an "Indiana" thing? Response: No. These are two different concepts: FULL-(general) and "full"-(of food, "had it up to here) are not interchangeable. "Full"-(of food, "had it up to here") is only used for concepts like "I can't eat any more" or "I've had it up to here with you!"-(requires proper facial expression "angry") PLENTY: In a message dated 4/21/2005 7:02:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, a student writes: When signing "good-enough" do u sign good and then enough? Response: Sort of. What you do is you combine the two signs into one smooth movement. It actually looks as if you were signing "BAD-ENOUGH" because the dominant hand twists palm downward as it changes into the sign for ENOUGH. Note: In this "compound version" of "GOOD-ENOUGH" the sign for "ENOUGH" only uses a single movement. You use the first part of the sign GOOD and the last part of the sign ENOUGH. Sample sentence: You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "enough"

FULL uses a single motion that moves back toward you. (If my cup is full I spill it on me).
ENOUGH uses a double motion that moves forward toward the other person. (If I have enough I can share it with you.)
PLENTY uses a single exaggerated motion with the fingers wiggling as if representing an overflowing cup.

ENOUGH:
The right hand brushes once or twice over the left fist.

Sample sentence:
Did you get enough to eat? / Have you had enough food? / Is there enough food?

ENOUGH:

FULL:

In a message dated 10/15/2004 7:31:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kputski@______.net from Indiana asks:

Is the sign "FULL" interchangeable with the sign for full that is dominant hand palm down and moved from mid-abdomen to chin? Or are they different kinds of full? Or, is it an "Indiana" thing?

Response:
No. These are two different concepts: FULL-(general) and "full"-(of food, "had it up to here) are not interchangeable.

"Full"-(of food, "had it up to here") is only used for concepts like "I can't eat any more" or "I've had it up to here with you!"-(requires proper facial expression "angry")

PLENTY:

In a message dated 4/21/2005 7:02:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, a student writes:

When signing "good-enough" do u sign good and then enough?

Response: Sort of. What you do is you combine the two signs into one smooth movement.

It actually looks as if you were signing "BAD-ENOUGH" because the dominant hand twists palm downward as it changes into the sign for ENOUGH. Note: In this "compound version" of "GOOD-ENOUGH" the sign for "ENOUGH" only uses a single movement. You use the first part of the sign GOOD and the last part of the sign ENOUGH.

Sample sentence:

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >