Deaf woman shows the "real" side of BSL by translating slang like "LOL" or "slay"

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A deaf woman has taken to the internet to show the hearing community how the British Sign Language (BSL) translates slang phrases like "LOL" or "slay."   Tianah Hodding, 30, wants to help inspire the hearing community to learn BSL by showing them the "real" side of it.  From conversations with her hearing friends, Tianah found that beginner BSL courses provide basic information but the style often feels very formal and unnatural.  That's why she began sharing the BSL translation for words and phrases you might not hear in a classroom but would hear in daily conversations with a real deaf person.

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00:00You know what I love about British Sign Language is that some of the signs just make sense.

00:05This is my British Sign of the Week.

00:07Ready?

00:09Airbnb.

00:23Guys!

00:25Do you guys know the logo?

00:28Isn't that beautiful?

00:30Isn't that just stunning?

00:40Guys, come on.

00:42You've got to love sign language.

00:46You know how sometimes you write a text and we're like,

00:48LOL. Is that how you say it?

00:50LOL. Sometimes it's not actually funny and you're not even laughing

00:52but you're still saying LOL anyway.

00:54In BSL, when we spell LOL, it's L-O-L.

00:57But when something's so funny,

00:59we flip it.

01:03We go L-O, L-O, L-O,

01:05L-O, L-O, L-O, L-O, L-O.

01:09When you're in a conversation with someone and it's so funny,

01:11you're like, LOL.

01:13Some other people do this, LOL.

01:15LOL.

01:23You know how when you go out

01:25and we're like,

01:27SLAY, SLAY,

01:29SLAY GIRL.

01:31In BSL,

01:33this is how we say SLAY.

01:35SLAY GIRL.

01:37SLAY.

01:41We don't say,

01:43OMG.

01:45OMG.

01:47OMG.

01:49OMG.

01:51OMG.

01:53OMG.

01:55We say...

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