American Sign Language: "habit" The sign for "*habit" sort of reminds me of the idea of being "chained" or "bound" to a particular activity. This sign can mean "accustomed to" or "used to." The sign moves straight down. HABIT: Memory hint: The activities you are "handcuffed to." Sample sentence: "Do you have any habits?" = HABIT ANY YOU? There is a version of this sign that I label as "ACCUSTOMED- to." It starts with an open dominant hand which changes into a "closed" hand. Lots of people use this sign to mean "habit." HABIT / accustomed-to: Note: You may see this sign done with a "T" on the dominant hand, if so, it means: "tradition." 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 > You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "habit"

The sign for "habit" sort of reminds me of the idea of being "chained" or "bound" to a particular activity.
This sign can mean "accustomed to" or "used to." The sign moves straight down.
HABIT:

Memory hint: The activities you are "handcuffed to."

Sample sentence: "Do you have any habits?" = HABIT ANY YOU?

There is a version of this sign that I label as "ACCUSTOMED- to." It starts with an open dominant hand which changes into a "closed" hand. Lots of people use this sign to mean "habit."

HABIT / accustomed-to:

Note:
You may see this sign done with a "T" on the dominant hand, if so, it means: "tradition."

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 >