Does anyone know what words have an "A" handshape in ASL?

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Adam

I need a list of words that use the "A" handshape in ASL. I need a total of 15 words, but any amount will due. Obviously the user who gives me the most words will be chosen as the best answer.

Answer
This is a lot more challenging than most people realize-- if it is, in fact, bonafide ASL that you are using. (Avoiding all of the counterfeit pidgin approaches, like "signed English" [SE] and S.E.E., which corrupt with the addition of prolific initializing. [Among other things.])

* Unlike English, ASL is not standardized, so there is a lot of room for conjecture
* not everyone agrees when an "A", an "open A", or an "S" is used or should be used
* Signs will vary according to geographic, academic, social, and religious "regions"
* there are pockets of idiolects dictated by schools, instructors, media, families, et caetera
* whatever is not sanctioned by the majourity of your local Deaf adults cannot be used
* unnecessary initializing is prohibited by Deaf Culture
* glosses routinely use handshapes unrelated to the first letter of the word (YEAR uses "S")
* when a handshape matches the first letter of the word, it is often purely coincidental
* Signs are rarely listed by handshape; it requires skill to find handshapes in a dictionary

Here are a few simple glosses for you to consider:

WITH
TOGETHER
LIVE/ADDRESS
SECRET
SUFFER
ENDURE
EVERY, EVERYTHING
ARIZONA
ATLANTA
ASSIGNMENT
BATHE
ARMY/MILITARY
TURTLE
SPEND
ATTITUDE
AREA
AGGRESSIVE
ARTHRITIS
ATMOSPHERE
ALIGN
MENSTRUATE
ALGEBRA
ALTAR
HAMMER
AUTHOURITY
A-L-L
"A" (the academic grade)

abbreviations:
APARTMENT
ALABAMA
ALASKA
APRIL
AUGUST

end with "A" handshape:
DOLLAR
SKILL
SOLVE
FAST
FORGET
LOS ANGELES

debatable:
CHANGE
ASTHMA (some consider this S.E.E.)
APPOINTMENT (in some regions)
DENTIST (in some regions)
SNOB (in some regions)
BAPTIZE (dictated by faith)

(Are these "A" or "open A"? Deafs, even Deaf scholars, are not in agreement.)
STUPID
TEN
GIRL
AUNT
SURGERY
HIDE
WORK
SORRY/APOLOGIZE
REFUSE
SCIENCE
MYSELF/ITSELF
HELP
AIDE
BLAME
DANGER
FAR
PROUD
PRACTICE
YESTERDAY
TOMORROW
EVERYDAY
SHAVE
ANY
OTHER
PASS
COMMUTE
NUT
COAT
BACKPACK
SHAPE/STATUE
GORILLA
GAME
COMPETE
MILK
NOT/DENY
POWER
COKE
STINGY
SEPARATE
INDIA
CATHOLIC
OFFICIAL
CREDIT CARD
PURSE
GANG
REMEMBER
FOLLOW
AVOID
BRAG
DRAMA
AUDIOLOGIST
AUDISM
MAIL/LETTER
BAR/DRUNK
SOCIAL
CANADA
CANCER
ESTABLISH
all manner of CL:A "thing located somewhere" Signs


That was fun! Thanks for making me think.

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Need some tips or advice for grade 7?

Diana

I live in Canada and go to a public school

Answer
1. Always be prepared.
2. Think before you speak, you might think you know the answer, but double check.
3. Know your limits. If something is too hard or is confusing, ask for help
4. Only surround yourself with people who make you feel good
5. Keep your friends close and your fr-enemies far
6. If you have a lot of trouble in a subject, get a tutor
7. Write down every teacherâs name in your notebook for that class so you donât forget
8. Put your homework back in your backpack as soon as your done
9. Donât take a class because your friends are.
10. Eat at lunch, donât just talk
11. Be yourself!
12. In a sea of people, no one notices one mistake
13. If your teacher gives out a wrong answer, raise your hand to correct her
14. DONâT correct teacherâs grammar
15. If your best (and only) friend moves, MAKE MORE!
16. Donât just do your homework and be done, check over it
17. Do your best. Your best is all anyone can ask you to do
18. To lie you need a good memory, to tell the truth you donât.
19. Always keep an extra shirt in your locker for if you spill something.
20. Fashion fads are highly overrated, they end as soon as they start


21. Due dates are closer then they appear
22. Donât make excuses over everything, own up to your mistakes
23. Be sure your caught up in middle school homework and classwork. If you get behind itâs hard to make up
24. Read assignments and directions carefully
25. Have your own style and stick with it
26. Have a special binder for homework assignments so you donât lose them
27. You donât need a guy/girl to be cool or happy
28. If you like a guy/girl be yourself, if he doesnât like you, his loss
29. Be involved, dress the part for special days
30. Get a lift to school on rainy days or else youâll spend homeroom in wet jeans
31. Never end a friendship over rumors
32. Join tons of club so you can meet friends with the same interests as you.
33. Be friends with people who donât get in trouble
34. Itâs okay to make new friends; but donât forget your old ones
35. Never try to be popular, just do things you like
36. Be friends with people you care about most.
37. Always hang out with people who make you laugh
38. If you REALLY want to keep something secret, keep it to yourself. Even a bff can let it slip sometimes
39. Never let your enemies see you cry, that only lets them win
40. When the popular people talk, others listen

41. Always understand when a friend makes a mistake
42. Live life to the greatest
43. Talk to your guidance counselor if something is wrong
44. The place you sit in lunch on the first day is where youâll be sitting for the rest of the year
45. Do things you enjoy
46. Act fine, even if your not, around teachers.
47. Donât sit next to a cute guy/girl in class, itâll distract you
48. Get exercise and be healthy
49. Push through all of the drama
50. Stay away from crushes
51. Donât get crushed by a crush
52. Donât tell your teacher that your doing something to get out of class.
53. Teachers like to think your doing things for non-selfish reasons
54. Donât ignore your friend when she is telling you something important
55. Be the first one to apologize after a fight
56. Keep your head high and charge for the mountain
57. Love, laugh, live
58. No recess is a good thing, not as much drama
59. Manage your lunch time
60. Only make commitments you can keep

61. Boys/Girls are overrated, ignore them
62. Focus more on school than being popular
63. Stay true to yourself and you will make it through
64. Donât worry about a test if you studied, youâll do fine!
65. Donât fall for guys/girls for looks!
66. Open up your eyes and see what kind of person you really are
67. Donât try to make people feel sorry for you
68. If your trying to get a guy to notice you donât come to school in a tube top and mini skirt
69. Donât worry about what other people say YOU LOOK GREAT!!
70. Round up some of your clothes and find what matches
71. Pick out your clothes the night before
72. Donât send your friend to tell your crush you like him!
73. ALWAYS wear deodorant
74. KARMA! What goes around comes around
75. Just have fun and make the best of the year

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