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For this sign, you just sign A-P-T like it is shown. This is called lexicalized fingerspelling and it has become the sign for APARTMENT.

For this sign, you just sign A-P-T like it is shown. This is called lexicalized fingerspelling and it has become the sign for APARTMENT.

CHANGE (2)

This sign means CHANGE as in "coins."

This is signed by signing ORGANIZED with the negative facial expression.

DISORGANIZED (2)

(YOU WASH-LAUNDRY, CLEAN BED HOW?)whq

(HAVE UGLY DOG ME)aff NIGHT HE BARK+++

(RECENT hard-RAIN)top (ROOF NOW ME NEED FIX++)aff

(MY FRONT DOOR (2h)CL:CC(frame))top CAMERA CL:claw(put above door)

(WHERE CHAIR? CL:1(index left) DESK CL:1(index right) DINING ROOM WHICH?)whq

This sign is used for the word "light" meaning a lamp or something that gives off light.

MY GARAGE NEED REPLACE WOOD FLOOR (WHY?)rhq FLOOD DESTROY

(MY HOUSE)top RENOVATE NEW (shift left) INSTALL DISHWASHER (shift right) CL:1(index right) NEW TWO TOILETS

TUESDAY MY LANDLORD WILL SPRAY MY APARTMENT (WHY?)rhq BUGS

MY UNCLE DOESN'T-WANT HIS KITCHEN TABLE (CL:1(index right HE) WILL SELL CHEAP)aff.

This sign refers to "off" as in "Get off the couch." Another way to sign this is the lexicalized #OFF sign. For turning off lights, for example, you would use the LIGHT-OFF sign with both hands in a 5 handshape palms facing down and moving to an AND handshape to show lights turning off.

OVEN (2)

REFRIGERATOR (2)

ROCKING CHAIR (2)

(ONLINE INFORMATION STORIES++ DESCRIBE OUR AREA)top SOMETIMES WRONG

CHURCH CL:1(index right) CL:1(index left) PARK-LOT BUILD (2H)CL:BB(three floors) THREE

This is signed as "YOUR PHONE NUMBER WHAT?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

This is signed as "YOU LIVE WHERE?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

This is signed as "BATHROOM WHERE?" with the wh-word question facial expression (eyebrows down).

(YOU LIVE WITH WHO?)whq

SEEM YOU BUSY (YOU WANT ME WASH-DISHES FOR YOU?)y/n

(YOUR COLD FREEZE)top (2h)CL:4(LEAK++) WATER (2H)CL:0-5(water spreading) (2h)CL:C(rug) fs-RUG MESSY MESSED-UP