To sign 'Dr. Pepper', begin with the standard sign for 'Doctor'. Hold your non-dominant hand out with the palm facing up, and tap the fingertips of your dominant bent 'M' handshape against your non-dominant wrist. Next, drop your non-dominant hand and use your dominant hand to smoothly fingerspell the letters 'P' and 'R'. This combines the sign for 'Doctor' with the abbreviation 'P-R' to represent the popular soda.
Sign 'want', then sign 'Dr. Pepper' by combining 'Doctor' and fingerspelling P-R, and finish with 'please'.
Sign 'my favorite soda', then use the 'Doctor' plus 'P-R' sequence to specify the drink.
Sign 'Coke', then 'Dr. Pepper', and use the sign for 'which' or 'prefer' while furrowing your eyebrows to ask the question.
Sign 'want', then sign 'Dr. Pepper' by combining 'Doctor' and fingerspelling P-R, and finish with 'please'.
Sign 'my favorite soda', then use the 'Doctor' plus 'P-R' sequence to specify the drink.
Sign 'Coke', then 'Dr. Pepper', and use the sign for 'which' or 'prefer' while furrowing your eyebrows to ask the question.
Yes, fingerspelling 'D-R P-E-P-P-E-R' is always correct and understood, but using the 'Doctor P-R' abbreviation shown here is much faster for casual conversation.
It's a literal visual translation of the 'Dr.' in the brand name. ASL often plays with literal translations for brand names to create quick, memorable signs.
Use a bent 'M' handshape. To form this, bend your index, middle, and ring fingers at the knuckles while keeping your thumb and pinky tucked away, then tap your fingertips against your wrist.
