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NOTE: The phrase, "YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?" could be interpreted a number of ways. Suppose you were talking about money and jobs and someone signed, "YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?" it would be interpreted as "Did you recently get a raise?".
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NOTE: The phrase, "YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?" could be interpreted a number of ways.
Suppose you were talking about money and jobs and someone signed, "YOU INCREASE RECENTLY?" it would be interpreted as "Did you recently get a raise?"
If you were talking about health, it would be "Have you recently gained weight?"
If we were talking about stocks it would mean, "Have you recently added to your portfolio?“
Now, I’m going to show you a set of 9 related signs. Look for the “natural” relationships.Think of it as “one” sign with lots of inflections.
Equal / fair / tielimitlessminimummaximumTHANless-thanmore-thantoo-much
Equal / fair / tielimitlessminimummaximumTHANless-thanmore-thantoo-much
Note: Two versions of “BEFORE”a: Prior to now, in the pastb: Prior to some specific event
3. COUSIN HIMSELF STRANGE YOU HAVE?Note: “himself” could mean “who is.”
FOOD = EATENOUGH vs FULLmorning this morning = now+morningGOOD-MORNING
This is a soft shell crab sandwich strangenew
Note: MANY vs. HOW MANYFacial expressions are crucial for meaning in these sentences:1. Are there many? / \2. There are many! (nod)3. How many are there? \ /
improveTeacher: bring food, play gamesStudent: study practice
FULL ¾ ½ ¼ Empty how-muchleft
9. IT R-E-F, ORANGE-"J", HOW-MUCH-[volume] LEAVE-(remaining).
DON’T-MINDMORE THAN VS “MORE-THAN/OVER”ACCEPTSOMEINCREASEMISCHIEVOUS VS DEVIL