# ASL (sign language) question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asl-sign-language-question/756341>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asl-sign-language-question/756341 "2016-06-02T21:12:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asl-sign-language-question/756341/1 "2016-06-02T21:12:24Z")

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I’ve been learning ASL. I saw a video where someone did the SOME sign (slicing the palm) and then pointed their index finger downward while moving their hand in a circle. It was captioned as “some of us”. But the sign I’ve learned for WE or US is pointing at yourself and moving across your body. So I’m wondering, was this a different sign for US, or some other sign? How would you gloss (transcribe) it?

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**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asl-sign-language-question/756341/2 "2016-06-02T23:39:17Z")

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It’s correct for “Some of us.” The other sign is for “us” in different context. IIRC it signify “people.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve used sign language so I hope I have it correct but there’s some ambiguity there.