It depends on how fluent you're trying to be- and how far you're trying to go. And which one, too, since pretty much every English-speaking country has its own.
But for American sign language, at least, the alphabet is just 26 one-handed signs (that you can practice while brushing your teeth!), and you'd be AMAZED at how handy it is to be able to communicate in a way that doesn't require hearing, and not many will understand.
A little, because signing is different from country to country, so it's just like learning a new language from scratch each time. It's not just one universal code for all those who are hearing impaired.
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Not anymore than any other non-anglo language, I would imagine
It depends on how fluent you're trying to be- and how far you're trying to go. And which one, too, since pretty much every English-speaking country has its own.
But for American sign language, at least, the alphabet is just 26 one-handed signs (that you can practice while brushing your teeth!), and you'd be AMAZED at how handy it is to be able to communicate in a way that doesn't require hearing, and not many will understand.
A little, because signing is different from country to country, so it's just like learning a new language from scratch each time. It's not just one universal code for all those who are hearing impaired.
I would not have thought to, no harder then learning a national language.
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