I Love You!!

[Jade]

Recently, I have been delving into the "art" of lip reading.

Perhaps that makes me nosy, but I have my reasons.
I have an interest in ways of life that don't coincide with my own, hence why I took a sign language course a few years ago.
So the other day I was thinking hmmmmm, lip reading?

I can honestly say that I believe it in an art.
I can say this b/c I have come to find just how much (admittedly) I totally SUCK at it!


There is such a HUGE chance of error!



For example with "I love you."

One could say: "Elephant shoe," or "Olive juice," etc...

And "Pay me" could be "maybe," or "baby," etc.


I was just wondering if any of you have ever misunderstood lip reading or even a hand symbol?


(In sign language the symbol for "finger spell" looks a lot like how one would imagine "piano." haha)


Ah well, this thread will likely die a young death, but... I tried.

 

[Merelan]

Jade, I have trouble enough understanding people when I listen, maybe I should try lip reading.
You can imagine, with my imagination, what I have thought people said when speaking to me, though it does make life more interesting.

 

[Slut_boy]

My eyes aren't good enough for that "long distance" stuff, Jade. Too many times I have wandered over to the side of the pub to buy a cute girl a drink. Read my lips asshole, she says "fuck you" and I say "it's pleasure" thinking that she said "thank you".

 

[Merelan]

MMm... maybe you need some of her up close and personal training? What do you think Jade?

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Jade.... one tip for you. Watch TV with the sound off or watch movies in subtitles... apart from being good that can help you read my lips... J'adore la glace

Da chef

 

[Jade]

Slut Boy... LMFAO!!! hahahaaa!!

I think Merelan has the right idea....

 

[Patryn]

That reminds me of a book of mondegreens (misheard song lyrics) I read once.

-We are spirits in the material world became....
-There are spirits eating my Cheerios

Then there was my cousin's classic:

-There's a bad moon on the rise became...
-There's a bathroom on the right.

 

[Merelan]

Well, depending on the situation, your cousin's version could be more important.

 

[Silverlily]

When I was stationed in the UK, I saw many fights break out over a turn of the wrist.

The hand signal for two, two fingers raised, is done palm out by the Brits and palm in by most Americans. Apparently, palm in is the British version of f#ck you, something you don't want to do in a pub full drunks.

We used to take newbies to the pub without warning them in advance. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/sally/dazed.gif

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Otherwise known as the V for Victory sign... it is the same in Australia too.

 

[Isabella Thorne]

Jade, mon cherie, je t'aime aussi!

 

[Bonnie Wee Lassie]

Jade I have the same problem when it comes to lip reading. I have bad hearing so I now look at peoples lips to get what they are saying. What I hate most are those people who mumble and there lips hardly move at all.

 

[Wizard]

Jade, My mother is deaf, let me tell you many have said when i was growing up you could say anthing and she wouldn't hear you..........YEA, let me tell you I would say something and a hand or wooden spoon or anything would come out of no where and smack me......Those that have too can read lips real well....she always knew what I would say......

 

[April]

Wizard, it's the "mom radar"! LOL They don't even have to see you to know what you're up to!

 

[Wizard]

Lol tell me about it...............Good old Mom ...man I still run when I heard her...oh yes and she could talk very ,very well better than us too......she could put anyone in there place........lol

 

[Jade]

WIZ

You are SO right on about that!
My ASL prof. would have her backs to us (and no "speaking" was allowed in class) and she would catch us doing it somehow anyway!!!

 

[lethal_heartbreaker]

good for you for learning sign language. I know how to do it because a friend that i grew up with was deaf and it was great in school. ( cheating)
Its something that i believe everyone should learn how to do.