tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post1157718325953753998..comments2024-03-28T03:13:09.436-05:00Comments on The Reluctant Blogger: Eh?HENRY KISORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-38586184733210945932008-05-15T09:49:00.000-05:002008-05-15T09:49:00.000-05:00And with whom would I speak sign language? I live ...And with whom would I speak sign language? I live in the hearing world, which in the main knows jack about sign. <BR/><BR/>At the hospital NOT ONE person spoke in sign. In fact, the surgery secretary said it was unlikely they'd be able to find a sign language interpreter to accommodate my needs before the operation and afterward.<BR/><BR/>An oral interpreter (one who is easy to lipread) would have been more logical, but they are very scarce in these parts. No problem. My Lady Friend helped me bridge the lipreading gap in the surgical prep room and afterward.<BR/><BR/>I am always astounded at how ignorant people are about the deaf, assuming as they tend to do that we all speak sign language. Talk about stereotypes!HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-53565210518437234672008-05-15T09:13:00.000-05:002008-05-15T09:13:00.000-05:00Why don't you just learn sign language? Your life ...Why don't you just learn sign language? Your life would be so much easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-64765405341316669862008-05-14T11:46:00.000-05:002008-05-14T11:46:00.000-05:00You kiddin' me? You kiddin' ME?Challenging as incr...You kiddin' me? You kiddin' ME?<BR/><BR/>Challenging as increased diversity may be for me as a lipreader, I think it makes our country stronger and more interesting.<BR/><BR/>And it helps expose nerves of racism that we can then heal with education and example.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-43697337368384828332008-05-14T10:46:00.000-05:002008-05-14T10:46:00.000-05:00It sounds almost as if you regret the diminishing ...It sounds almost as if you regret the diminishing whiteness of the United States.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-4327956402642258592008-05-13T11:24:00.000-05:002008-05-13T11:24:00.000-05:00Ayuh! Those State-o'-Mainers!The big problem for m...Ayuh! Those State-o'-Mainers!<BR/><BR/>The big problem for most American lipreaders, I think, is the "r" sound. In American English in general, both the preceding "r" and the following "r" are produced with the lips as well as the structures of the mouth. That pooched-out lower lip is a sure sign of "r."<BR/><BR/>But the continental "r" is formed almost entirely inside the mouth and is invisible to the lipreader.<BR/><BR/>Ah, those Frrrrrrrrogs!HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-59022398400571627412008-05-13T11:04:00.000-05:002008-05-13T11:04:00.000-05:00Very interesting. I find the most difficult accen...Very interesting. I find the most difficult accent to understand to be that of a dyed-in-the-wool native Mainer. Can only imagine what that would be like for someone deaf to comprehend. Then again, maybe it would be an advantage :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com