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ASL Sign Jotting isn't intended to write down how to produce a sign exactly. It is only meant to be able to jot down how to produce a sign recognizably.
Variations are inevitable. The finger-pointing direction is generally more important than the palm facing direction. Signers tend to leave their wrists in a natural position and bend the fingers to the correct pointing direction. Therefore it does take some imagination to "sound-out" an ASL word written using ASLSJ. Continue to Bent Fingers
cn4uou\ = yes cn4 = S handshape u = palm out ou\ = rotate hand at wrist until palm down cfnwiuqD = think cfn = bent-1 handshape w = forehead height iu = palm in qD = move hand onto body cn4pu\ cfn4u\qhvb = time cn4p = nondom S handshape u\ = nondom hand palm down cfn = dominant bent-1 handshape u\ = dominant hand palm down qhvb = touch dominant hand down onto nondom hand cfu2()uq^ = look at you cfuf = bent-V handshape () = chin height u = palm out q^ = move at palm facing direction (out) cfu4()uq^A = all eyes on you cfu4 = bent-4 handshape () = chin height u = palms out q^A = move hands at palm facing direction (out) |