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For this week's guest video,
you're probably going to need subtitles.

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So if they're not on automatically,
you can turn them on in your device settings.

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And you'll need them because
this week's guest is Rikki Poynter,

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a deaf vlogger who makes videos
in both English and American Sign Language.

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She has asked me to apologise for accidentally
fingerspelling in front of her face a couple of times here,

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apparently that can be rude.

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So, Rikki:
[signs in BSL:] Over to you!

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Hello!

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As you’ve read from the title, 
sign language is not universal.

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For many years now,

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I’ve seen many comments 
from people on the Internet

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thinking that there’s only one 
sign language in the whole world.

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But… they’re wrong.

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There are actually about more than 
300 sign languages in the entire world.

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Even all English speaking countries 
don’t share the same sign language.

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For example, the United States speaks English 
and uses American Sign Language.

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England also speaks English, 
but do they use ASL?

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No, they use BSL.

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Why is ASL different from BSL?

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ASL is more like or based off LSF 
(French Sign Language)

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as the first sign language teacher in the U.S.,

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L... er --

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Laurent Clerc, was from France.

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He came to the U.S. to teach and thus ASL was born.

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Here are some more examples: 
Australia uses Auslan.

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Canada does use ASL; 
however, Quebec actually uses LSQ.

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Now, here’s an exception.

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While sign language isn’t exactly universal,

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there is this thing called 
International Sign or IS.

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This is typically used in big events 
where deaf people from all over gather.

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For example, Deaflympics.

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Oh, hey, I spelled it right.

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But it’s important to know that IS also differs.

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It's also not the same everywhere.

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Of course, just like you may see 
similarities in spoken languages,

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you will see them in various sign languages.

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For example, the ASL sign for “I’m sorry” is this.

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You’ll see the same one used in BSL.

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Sometimes, you’ll see a sign 
used in multiple sign languages.

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“Where?” in ASL is “What?” in BSL.

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Naturally, people wonder,

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“Why can’t we have just one sign language? 
Wouldn’t it be easier that way?”

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If that happened, that would make things boring.

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Yes, it would probably make things easier, but

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we already have different spoken languages, 
so why not have different sign languages?

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Different cultures and languages make life interesting.

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It makes us all unique.

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When it comes to deaf history,

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there’s a lot of detail.

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But if you want to learn more, 
I definitely encourage you to do so.

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It can be difficult to keep it condensed for a video.

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I hope you all learned something new today.

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Thank you all for watching and

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thank you, Tom, for allowing me 
to be here to make this video for you.

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Maybe I’ll see you all later? Bye!

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Go subscribe to Rikki's channel!
And remember, she's a vlogger:

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that is a channel about her life, not just
"all your sign language questions answered"!

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I figure I should set expectations there.

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Next week, a video that's a little bit related
but also a little bit musical.