To sign 'never', relax the dominant hand. With the palm facing downwards, bring the hand over the eyebrow of the non-dominant side. Swipe the hand to the other side of the face, then, rotating the hand so the palm is facing towards the non-dominant side, bring the hand down to the chest.
Sign 'I', then perform 'never' by sweeping your relaxed dominant hand across your forehead and down to your chest, followed by pointing 'there'.
Sign 'I', then sign 'never' starting above your non-dominant eyebrow, sweeping across your face, and dropping down to your chest. Finish with the sign for 'give up'.
Point to 'he', sign 'never' using the continuous sweeping motion across your upper face and down to your chest, and then sign 'listen'.
Sign 'I', then perform 'never' by sweeping your relaxed dominant hand across your forehead and down to your chest, followed by pointing 'there'.
Sign 'I', then sign 'never' starting above your non-dominant eyebrow, sweeping across your face, and dropping down to your chest. Finish with the sign for 'give up'.
Point to 'he', sign 'never' using the continuous sweeping motion across your upper face and down to your chest, and then sign 'listen'.
Yes, it is highly recommended! In ASL, non-manual markers like a head shake are crucial for negative words. Shaking your head while swiping your hand across your face and down to your chest reinforces the absolute negative meaning of the sign.
No, your hand does not need to physically touch your face. Keep it just slightly in front of your forehead as you swipe from the non-dominant eyebrow over to the dominant side before bringing it down to your chest.
Always use your dominant hand. If you are right-handed, start the sign over your left eyebrow, swipe to the right side of your face, rotate your palm to face left, and bring it down to your chest.
