>>417809650
Factually incorrect. American Sign Language is a descendant on French Sign Language, mixed with regional sign languages around America, such as from Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

>be american wanting to found a school for the deaf
>long time ago so theres no sign language teachers in america
>cross the atlantic to ask the brits for a sign language teacher or two
>brits hate americans and refuse
>beggars can't be choosers and i guess the french might help
>americans introduced local stuff to the french sign language because america is cooler than france

And thank god we don't use BSL here. They have to fingerspell with two hands. ASL only needs one hand to fingerspell and it's so much nicer for it.