American Sign Language: "square" The sign for "square" can be used to indicate nearly anything with a square perimeter such as a billboard. This is a very "general" sign good for referring to whatever is "square shaped." Draw a square in the air with your index fingers. SQUARE / BOARD / SIGN / BILLBOARD: Add black to the sign for "square" and you'll have a "blackboard." BLACK + BOARD = BLACKBOARD: Sample sentence: "Do you think the teacher should write on the board more often?" = SQUARE-[board], YOU THINK HE/SHE TEACHER SHOULD WRITE MORE? Notes: If you add "WHITE" to the sign "BOARD" you'll have "whiteboard." If you add "GREEN" to the sign "BOARD" you'll have "greenboard" (heh) okay I'm just yanking your chain ... actually it will mean "green screen" like they use in Hollywood for special effects in movies. See: WHITE See: GREEN 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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore." 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: "square"

The sign for "square" can be used to indicate nearly anything with a square perimeter such as a billboard. This is a very "general" sign good for referring to whatever is "square shaped."

Draw a square in the air with your index fingers.

SQUARE / BOARD / SIGN / BILLBOARD:

Add black to the sign for "square" and you'll have a "blackboard."

BLACK + BOARD = BLACKBOARD:

Sample sentence:
"Do you think the teacher should write on the board more often?"
= SQUARE-[board], YOU THINK HE/SHE TEACHER SHOULD WRITE MORE?

Notes:
If you add "WHITE" to the sign "BOARD" you'll have "whiteboard."
If you add "GREEN" to the sign "BOARD" you'll have "greenboard" (heh) okay I'm just yanking your chain ... actually it will mean "green screen" like they use in Hollywood for special effects in movies.

See: WHITE

See: GREEN

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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

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 >