“Are abbreviations in sign language called ‘shorthand’?” is a joke that was posted on Twitter by J. W. Sullivan on September 17, 2011.
“If you abbreviate in sign language, is it called short hand?” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on June 25, 2020.
Twitter
J. W. Sullivan
@BigCatTherapist
Are abbreviations in sign language called “shorthand”?
6:06 PM · Sep 17, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
Twitter
Desiree Greenwood
@desireegwood7
You know what’s funny? sign language slang is called short hand.
2:55 PM · Mar 11, 2014·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Posted byu/Restless_Hippie
1 day ago
If you abbreviate in sign language, is it called short hand?
Reddit—Oneliners
Living Sarcasm
@SarcasmLiving
If you abbreviate in sign language, is it called short hand?
9:19 PM · Jun 25, 2020·TweetCaster for Android
Twitter
Kids and life hacks
@guys_and
If you abbreviate in sign language, is it called short hand?
3:25 AM · Jun 26, 2020·IFTTT
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