Berserga: Sign language is in many cases grammatically different from spoken English. People who use sign language (deaf or not) over a long term period tend to use a shorthand (pardon the pun). This is similar in some ways to internet shorthand (i.e. CUL8r = See you Later [L-eight-er] ). It is also prevalent in spoken language, but is often hard to point out because it is so widely accepted and overlooked. In informal settings such as internet chat rooms and forums, people tend to try to type they way they speak. Because sign grammar is so different form spoken grammar, hearing people would view deaf peoples messages as broken English for someone who doesnt speak English natively (which, in a way, is correct).

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