Hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the fingers pointing forward and the thumb pointing up, creating a gap between the thumb and index finger. Form a flat handshape with your dominant hand, fingers pointing forward. Slide the pinky-side edge of your dominant hand back and forth a couple of times in the space between the thumb and fingers of your non-dominant hand.
Sign 'cat', then use the sign for 'between' to establish its physical position relative to the chairs you set up in your signing space.
Sign 'red' and 'blue' on opposite sides of your signing space, then use 'between' to indicate making a selection from those two specific options.
Sign 'class', then 'between', and finally 'break' to show the gap of time separating your scheduled events.
Sign 'cat', then use the sign for 'between' to establish its physical position relative to the chairs you set up in your signing space.
Sign 'red' and 'blue' on opposite sides of your signing space, then use 'between' to indicate making a selection from those two specific options.
Sign 'class', then 'between', and finally 'break' to show the gap of time separating your scheduled events.
Your non-dominant hand should have the fingers together and pointing forward, but the thumb must be extended upward to create the necessary gap for your dominant hand to slide into.
Typically, you just slide it back and forth once or twice. A quick, short double movement is standard for this sign in everyday conversation.
No, 'among' has a different sign where the dominant hand weaves through the spread fingers of the non-dominant hand. 'Between' is specifically used when referring to the middle of two distinct things.
