Why not use fingerspelling instead of BSL Signs?
People often ask why not just use fingerspelling instead of sign language, that way you would only have to learn 26 signs, and more people would be able to understand. That is a good point, but it would be impractical just to use fingerspelling. Conversations would take hours, and it would be very hard to add feeling and expression to a conversation that was just using fingerspelling. Sign language is a hugely more efficient form of communication when compared with just using fingerspelling.
