How to sign "always" in American Sign Language (ASL)?
Meaning: Definition: At all times; on all occasions.
Pronunciation (sign description): Dominant upright index finger held in space moves in a circular motion, clockwise, a few times.
Q: I am wondering if there is a difference between the signs for something, "always", and "alone". "Alone" seems to have a smaller hand motion, but the signs for "something" and "always" seem identical. Are they? Or am I missing some sort of subtle difference?
Contexts in sentences, subtle differences in terms of movement, facial expression and intonation, stress, mouth morpheme, and/or inflection, and again contexts. It takes some time for learners to practice acquiring the language on a regular basis. Learn about homonyms in sign language.
Synonyms: all the time, also 24/7.
Opposite: NEVER.
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