I've also heard not to sign THANK YOU when implying YOU'RE WELCOME. But I have heard of people signing THANK YOU as the same for YOU'RE WELCOME but that's only on internet conversations, not in classes or in-person conversation have I ever seen this occur. The text "A Basic Course in American Sign Language" by Tom Humphries, Carol Padden and Terrence J. O'Rourke lists the sign as "HIRE, INVITE and then includes the word "welcome" in lowercase. -ASL Word of the DayAWOD 0387: Smile -ASL Word of the Day Merriam-Webster Online Dictionarywelcome (verb)transitive verb1. What I think you really want to imply is you wish people would stop using the SIGN (not the WORD) "welcome-with-the-w-handshape" To ask people to stop using the WORD doesn't seem to be what you're really trying to convey. Share This Tweet Related Articles: About UsAWOD 0371: Dry -ASL Word of the DayAWOD 0378: Lizard -ASL Word of the DayAWOD 0385b: Need sign? Our ASL teacher indicated it starts like THANK YOU, but instead of terminating it a few inches from your mouth, you continue in an arc downwards towards your chest/tummy, as if THANK YOU is the "short version" of YOU'RE WELCOME. Anonymous said... David, In your vlog you state, "stop using the WORD "welcome" (while you sign with the "W" handhape. to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality2.to accept with pleasure the occurrence or […] That YouTube channel is for learning Italian Sign Language, and while it has a few ASL videos, they are not native ASL users, hence the mistake. 5. You're welcome definition is - —used as a response after being thanked by someone. My Signing Time is the home or the award-winning Baby Signing Time, Signing Time with Alex and Leah, Rachel & the TreeSchoolers, and more. Come sign with us!

How to use you're welcome in a sentence. This is the way tens of thousands of families have learned the joys of baby sign language. There is even a comment on the video you linked saying that it's wrong. That is the sign for "welcome" as in "welcome to my home."