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left vs right hand

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Jamie

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8/29/2026
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Does it make a difference which hand i use to sign? for example if i sign "yellow" with my left hand or the right is one more correct than the other?

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May Cook

8/30/2026

My understanding (I'm still learning too so I might be wrong) is that bsl is signed with your dominant hand, so while you can use either hand for the part shown on one side of the video, you need to be consistent as to whether you are following the directions or mirroring them

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🌺Adalyn🌺Grace🌺

9/3/2026

I am mainly an ASL native so I don’t know if it is different or what but in ASL you mainly use your right hand. But that is ASL I don’t know about BSL.

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