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Why do some TV broadcasts show a person translating it to sign language instead of using subtitles? (lemm.ee)
submitted 9 months ago by PizzaDeposit@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I assume there must be a reason why sign language is superior but I genuinely don't know why.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who's talking about speaking?

We're talking about reading/writing/typing...

I would be insanely surprised if someone used American/British/Australian sign language yet didn't know a single written language. Especially not the one used in their geographical location