the sign 'all' uses both hands. bring the non-dominant hand to chest height, with the palm facing up. cup the palm very slightly. bring the dominant hand up further than the non-dominant hand, with the palm facing downwards. at the wrist, rotate the hand and bring the hand down so the dominant hand ends resting on the non-dominant hand, with both palms facing upwards.
Sign 'I', 'eat', 'cookie', and then use the scooping motion of 'all' to emphasize that none were left behind. Your dominant hand will sweep down into your non-dominant hand.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'want', and then perform the sign for 'all' by scooping your dominant hand into your non-dominant hand to show you want absolutely everything.
Point to the group of people, sign 'all' by sweeping your dominant hand down to rest in your non-dominant hand, and then sign 'go'. Raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'I', 'eat', 'cookie', and then use the scooping motion of 'all' to emphasize that none were left behind. Your dominant hand will sweep down into your non-dominant hand.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'want', and then perform the sign for 'all' by scooping your dominant hand into your non-dominant hand to show you want absolutely everything.
Point to the group of people, sign 'all' by sweeping your dominant hand down to rest in your non-dominant hand, and then sign 'go'. Raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Yes, you should always use your dominant hand to do the moving and scooping, while your non-dominant hand acts as the stationary base. If you are right-handed, your right hand will swoop down into your left hand.
Absolutely! This sign is conceptually used to mean 'the whole thing', 'entirely', or 'everything'. As long as the English word conveys the concept of gathering the entirety of something, this sign works perfectly.
The speed can change depending on your tone. A normal, smooth scoop is standard. If you want to emphasize that absolutely *everything* is included, you might make the sweeping motion larger and slightly slower for dramatic effect.
