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I@Sfhead-PalmBack I@NearSfhead-PalmBack
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American Sign Language
Alternative forms
The thumb may be extended into a Y handshape if the following sign begins with a Y handshape.
The little finger may be lower, contacting the cheek instead of the side of the forehead.
Etymology
Presumably from initial letter ase I of the ase en imagine or en if and the sign ase 1@NearSfhead-PalmDown 1@Sfhead-PalmDown think.
Production
ase
one
I Sfhead PalmBack
Move the hand forward to the next posture.
I NearSfhead PalmBack
Verb
verb SUPPOSE
to suppose
Adverb
adv IF SUPPOSE
if; used to introduce a supposition or a conditional clause
hypothetically; used to introduce a hypothesis
as if; as though; metaphorically
2009, Michael DiMartino, Addicted - Sign Language - CaptainL0ver (“Captainl0ver interpreters Kelly Clarkson's song Addicted”), 0:29:
ase YOU SUPPOSE LIKE DRUG. — “It's (metaphorically) like you're a drug.”
See also
ase I@Sfhead-PalmBack RoundMidline I@NearSfhead-PalmBack idea
ase I@Sfhead-PalmBack CirclesMidline I@NearSfhead-PalmBack imagine