To sign 'saint', you simply fingerspell the abbreviation 'S-T'. Start by forming the letter 'S' with your dominant hand, making a fist with your thumb resting across the front of your fingers. Then, transition to the letter 'T' by tucking your thumb between your index and middle fingers.
To sign this, you would fingerspell S-T for 'Saint', followed by spelling out L-O-U-I-S, and then use the sign for 'travel'.
Sign S-T for 'Saint', then fingerspell P-A-T-R-I-C-K, followed by the signs for 'day' and 'March'.
Fingerspell S-T, then M-A-R-Y, and finish with the signs for 'university' and 'go'.
To sign this, you would fingerspell S-T for 'Saint', followed by spelling out L-O-U-I-S, and then use the sign for 'travel'.
Sign S-T for 'Saint', then fingerspell P-A-T-R-I-C-K, followed by the signs for 'day' and 'March'.
Fingerspell S-T, then M-A-R-Y, and finish with the signs for 'university' and 'go'.
No, fingerspelling S-T is typically reserved for proper nouns and titles, like cities or holidays (e.g., Saint Louis). If you want to describe someone as a saintly person, you would use the sign for 'holy' or describe them as 'sweet' or 'kind'.
No, in ASL, you do not need to sign punctuation like a period when fingerspelling abbreviations. Simply signing S-T is perfectly clear and understood.
Yes, it is helpful to mouth the full word 'saint' rather than the individual letters 'S' and 'T'. This provides additional context and makes your meaning clear to the person you are signing with.
