Do you repeat words, particularly adjectives, thinking that by repeating you'll make

[Chan790]

3. You'll never do well in ASL with that attitude.

Okay, I'm being jokey but really there are 3 ways to emphasize things in ASL:

1. Use of both hands for typically one-handed signs.
2. Signing something at a dramatically different rate of speed from the rest of the sentence/thought. (The sign for "very slow" is the sign for "slow" done faster.)
3. Repetition for emphasis. (The sign for "really like" is "like like&quot
   
   I talk like what you're describing but it's because I have to concentrate to remember to sign as I speak, doing so requires me to "think in ASL" (This would be incorrect technically as ASL signers think in English but is the best way I can think to express this idea.)