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VEE-SIGN: Safe

Paul Lynch's favourite sign is 'safe' or 'peace'.

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Signing off: Paul Lynch signs 'safe' or 'peace'

'When I was 11, I got very involved in the black community through the YMCA,' says Paul, 40, from Wolverhampton. 'I played football and other sports. The others had strong Jamaican accents and I was a BSL user. In those days, when I met deaf people, I would say "Give me five!", but language has changed since then. I now use "safe", which means "peace". When I go into a pub to meet my deaf friends, I greet them, catch up with conversation, and then, at the end of the evening, I sign "safe" to everyone.'

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