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Question: Is learning to speak Signed Language harder than learning to speak other languages?

Amanda's Answer (ASKASL ladies, please feel free to add to this!):

Let me start off by saying American Sign Language is indeed a very visual language. It is actually the THIRD most used language in the US! Many people have the misconception that ASL is just english on the hands, others believe it is nothing more than gestures. Not true at all!! ASL has its own grammatical structure, vocabulary, rules and even dialect! It is neither harder or easier than other languages. It depends on how much effort you put into learning it. Like any language, ASL requires proper usage and practice. People who claim to be more visual learners tend to pick it up more quickly, however anyone can learn it!

I Hope this answers your question! Keep looking back to see if the other ladies added to your question! And feel free to comment on this post to inquire more about ASL!