The synomyn!

Left thumb up (for me), and right index finger up (with thumb down). That gives us "12 dtg". I call it "Tuelve". Different spelling from "Twelve", but same pronunciation. I decided that, pronunciation wise, I would let it be the synonym that it is.


12 dtg = 34 decimal.


The left thumb is worth 32 decimal, and the right index finger is worth 2. Add them both together and you get 34 decimal.

Two thumbs up!

With each thumb in the air, we have the equivalent of decimal 33! The non-dominant thumb (for me, left) is worth 32, and the thumb on the dominant hand is worth one. Put them both together, and you get - again: decimal 33. What is that in duotrigesimal? "11 dtg" or - as I have decided to call it: "eleden"! That's right! It sounds like "eleven" - and even LOOKS like "eleven" (11 decimal); but it ISN'T "eleven"! It's "eleden"!


So, backing up a value, I hold up only my left thumb and say, "tuhn" (10 dtg)... Then I hold up both thumbs and say: "eleden" (11 dtg)...


Bye for now! ;)


Daniel Robbins

"10 dtg" - also known as "32 decimal"!

Alright! Long time me no post new post! Ready for the other hand? Let all your digits out on your primary hand (for me, it is my right hand), and do the "thumb up" on your secondary hand (for me, my left hand)! (In other words, on my left hand, all my fingers are in, and my thumb is out). That's "10 dtg" or "32 decimal"!


"10"?... Ye may say? That's right! In duotrigesimal, or "Base 32" "Tuhn" is "Thirty-two" (pronounced: "tən")!


"TUHN!?" I can now hear some people possibly say! That's right! I invented that term! My thinking? Something that SOUNDS like "ten", but ISN'T ten. Also, something that, LIKE "ten", is easy to say! As a matter of fact? I think "tuhn" has fit the bill perfectly. The reason I chose that word, is it contains the "scwah" - "ə". If ye were to look in a dictionary pronunciation guide, ye would see the "schwah" - "ə" left, right, and centre (a.k.a. "center" for all my American friends). It is the "upside-down and backwards" "e". For example: "Delicious!" Two schwahs! I do not know how to get that


"Də-LIH-shəs!"... OK! So, maybe that last syllable is more along the lines of the short "I" sound ("Də-LIH-shihs") but other times it would be with two schwahs (again, as in "Də-LIH-shəs").


Stroke notation:


|||| ||||  |||| ||||   |||| ||||  |||| |||| - 10 dtg, or 32 decimal

x, y, z

Sorry! I thought I had a link to where I had drawn these last three finger positions; but obviously, that link is now outdated. Therefore, for now, I will describe them; and get some drawings up as soon as possible!

Index finger up, all other digits down.

x: |||| ||||  |||| ||||   |||| ||||  |||| |
g + 8 + 4 + 1 = "x" or decimal 29

Thumb up, all other digits down.

y: |||| ||||  |||| ||||   |||| ||||  |||| ||
g + 8 + 4 + 2 = "y" or decimal 30

All digits down.

z: |||| ||||  |||| ||||   |||| ||||  |||| || |
g + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = "z" or decimal 31...

Alright, so now we have "w", which is pronounced "woo"!

Thumb and index finger up; all other digits (or fingers) down.

And that actually gives me an idea!

If you wouldn't mind, might I suggest we do a little "woo"'ing and "ah"ing? First: "Woo...!":

Thumb and index finger up; all other digits (or fingers) down...

..."Ah!"...

(Thumb and little finger up, middle finger resting over-top of thumb muscle (so that it is NOT sticking up, in order to avoid inadvertently giving someone "the finger"!) and the ring and index fingers tucked underneath the thumb muscle)


(the above gesture, as I originally presented it, represents decimal "10" or "ten"; but in duotrigesimal, it would be "a" or "ah"!)

Blessings!

v - a.k.a. "vih" - just be "vih-ry" careful with this gesture, in particular!

Again, I have done my utmost to steer you away from any untended communication of profanity in my presentation of this number.

All digits (i.e. thumb and fingers) down, except for the middle finger. The middle finger, however, is NOT up! This is because sticking it up risks inadvertently communicating a VERY profane message! In order avoid this VERY MUCH unwanted outcome; instead, rest your middle finger overtop of your thumb muscle. By contrast? All other fingers (which are "down") should be tucked underneath your thumb muscle. I call this "v" or "vih"!

Stroke notation for this is: |||| ||||  |||| ||||  |||| |||| || |

The breakdown?
|||| ||||  |||| |||| - the little finger, which is worth "g", or "gee" (sounds like the French name, "Guy"), or decimal sixteen
|||| |||| - the ring finger, which is worth 8
|| - the index finger, which is worth 2
| - the thumb, which is worth 1


Thanks, again, for "vih-siting"!

Sincerely,

Daniel Robbins

OK, so, in the last post, we WERE considering "...it...", but now we're going to consider... "TIH!"...

...or "t", as in "tip", but without the "p" sound at the end:

Again, at the end of my post on "r", or "rah", I say, "So there we have... 'IT'...", and now, here we have... "TIH"! (In other words, "it" in reverse!)

g & 8 & 2, which equals decimal "twenty-six". If ye would like, try looking up "d". It is simply "t" moved over to the right, one digit. So, the pinky goes up, the middle finger gets "tucked in and rolled in", the index finger goes up, and the thumb comes in, and you have "d" (or decimal thirteen)...


... which is half of "t" (or, again, decimal twenty six)!