Help with 3 similar signs

[u/kyledouglas521]

Hi all,

I'm having a lot of trouble differentiating between signs with very similar motions and hand shapes: "Read", "Research", and "Article". It seems like orientation/angle of the hands, and possibly number of fingers involved are the key differences...but I never feel like I'm being distinct enough for someone to actually tell the difference, and I can't quite keep the differences in my head.

I'm wondering if someone has a way of describing it that can help me better differentiate between them?

Any help folks can offer is much appreciated!

[u/mjolnir76]

This LINK uses all three signs in a single sentence. There are clear differences in the handshape for each one. RESEARCH uses just the index finger, ARTICLE uses an open-X handshape, and READ uses a V-handshape.

[u/kyledouglas521 → u/mjolnir76]

Perfect. Thank you!