American Sign Language: "exact" The sign for "exact" uses "closed X" hands (as if holding a needle between your thumb and index finger). The top hand makes a circle in the air, then moves down to the bottom hand. The tips of the dominant index finger and thumb make contact with (or come very close to) the tips of the non-dominant index finger and thumb. The left hand uses the same handshape as the right hand. The front of the knuckles generally make contact when you do this sign quickly. EXACT: Memory tip: Think of threading a needle. You have to line up the thread exactly. EXACT (animation) The above sign for EXACT can also mean "perfect." Quite a few signers choose to initialize this sign with a "P" to mean perfect. The tips of the middle fingers don't actually have to touch though (because it is hard to do this sign perfectly - heh). PERFECT (initialized version) Perfectamundo! / perfect / just right / Precisely the way it should be! Hold up both "F"-hands and move them both forward and come to a sudden, jarring stop. The palms of the hands face each other. You might see it done with one hand facing slightly backward and the other hand facing slightly forward. 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: "exact"

The sign for "exact" uses "closed X" hands (as if holding a needle between your thumb and index finger). The top hand makes a circle in the air, then moves down to the bottom hand. The tips of the dominant index finger and thumb make contact with (or come very close to) the tips of the non-dominant index finger and thumb. The left hand uses the same handshape as the right hand. The front of the knuckles generally make contact when you do this sign quickly.

EXACT:

Memory tip: Think of threading a needle. You have to line up the thread exactly.

EXACT

(animation)

The above sign for EXACT can also mean "perfect."
Quite a few signers choose to initialize this sign with a "P" to mean perfect.
The tips of the middle fingers don't actually have to touch though (because it is hard to do this sign perfectly - heh).

PERFECT (initialized version)

Perfectamundo! / perfect / just right / Precisely the way it should be!
Hold up both "F"-hands and move them both forward and come to a sudden, jarring stop.
The palms of the hands face each other. You might see it done with one hand facing slightly backward and the other hand facing slightly forward.

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 >