Marianne Stumpf's name sign is very similar.    Charles Butler [log in to unmask] 240-764-5748 Clear writing moves business forward. ________________________________ From: Rafaela Silva <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 3:26 PM Subject: Re: ASL sign for "wake up" We have the same sign at portuguese sign language, smile! ________________________________ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:37:44 -0700 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: ASL sign for "wake up" To: [log in to unmask] I would switch the order since you are starting with the closed eyes and closed finger position, so it would look like this. Personally, if I were writing this, I wouldn't with the initial position because the open hinge describes the movement clearly enough (for me anyways). So this is how I would write WAKE UP if I were writing it myself. Adam On Jul 4, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Eduardo Trápani wrote: Hi, > >I was about to write the sign for "wake up" in my language.  I thought the ASL one[1] would probably be similar, and it was, kind of.  But the order of the signs puzzles me.  Is it well written? > >I'd like to check that before I write our sign. > > > >Eduardo. > >[1] http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/searchword.php?ui=1&sgn=4&sid=6127,6128&sTrm=wake&type=any&sTxt=&sSrc=& >