Things People Say to Interpreters
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You should see if you can get credit for this class. |
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Wow, you sign fast. |
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Wow, that must be hard to learn. |
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Wow, it must be hard to interpret. |
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I don't know how you can keep up with the speaker. |
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My son/daughter/niece/etc.. knows sign language. |
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I had/have a deaf friend. |
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My brother/nephew/aunt....is deaf. |
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Can he (deaf client) lip-read? |
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I knew a deaf person. Boy, could they lip-read well. |
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I know a deaf person. |
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What you do is a real blessing/ministry. |
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I'm envious of what you do. |
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I took a sign language class years/months ago. |
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That's the neatest/coolest thing. |
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I have to learn that (sign language). |
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I find what you do fascinating. |
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How long have you been doing this? |
Ideas donated by: Kip Lewis, Catspaw, Greg, Robin, Martin, Bruce, Linda, Danita, Karen, Mike, Janish, Vicki, Jerry.
Based upon an idea of J. Wolf.