Form your non-dominant hand into a 'C' shape with the palm facing your dominant side. Place the fingers of your dominant hand inside the 'C' shape. Pull your dominant hand upward and outward, extending your index and middle fingers together to form a 'U' handshape as it exits.
Sign 'I', 'want', 'quit', 'my', 'job'. Emphasize the outward pulling motion of 'quit' to visually show yourself leaving or removing yourself from the workplace situation.
Sign 'Please', 'don't', 'quit', 'now'. Pair the sign with a firm, encouraging facial expression and use a sharp, decisive movement for 'quit' to convey the seriousness of the statement.
Point to the person to establish 'She', sign 'quit', then 'soccer' and 'team'. The motion of pulling your hand out perfectly illustrates her removing herself from the group.
Sign 'I', 'want', 'quit', 'my', 'job'. Emphasize the outward pulling motion of 'quit' to visually show yourself leaving or removing yourself from the workplace situation.
Sign 'Please', 'don't', 'quit', 'now'. Pair the sign with a firm, encouraging facial expression and use a sharp, decisive movement for 'quit' to convey the seriousness of the statement.
Point to the person to establish 'She', sign 'quit', then 'soccer' and 'team'. The motion of pulling your hand out perfectly illustrates her removing herself from the group.
While they can be synonyms in English, 'quit' (pulling out of a situation) is different from 'stop' (a sharp chop of the dominant hand onto the non-dominant palm). Use 'quit' for resigning, dropping out, or giving up on an activity.
Yes, you should always use your dominant hand to perform the active pulling motion. Your non-dominant hand should act as the stationary 'C' base.
Yes! This sign is very versatile and is commonly used to mean 'quit', 'resign', 'drop out', or 'leave' a specific organized activity, habit, or job.
