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From:  Valerie Sutton
Date:  Mon Dec 6, 1999  2:50 am
Subject:  Re: Writing the top of the head


>Valerie -
> I mean like this. The movement symbol (on the left) shows the movement
>of the whole hand over the head, whereas the other symbol (on the right)
>shows that the wrist rotates at the same time. I may have said "flex" when
>I meant "rotate". Sorry about that.
> - Wayne

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That's well written Wayne. The movement symbol without the axis line is a
traveling movement. By adding the line for the axis for rotation, you have
stated that the movement is in the hand and wrist, but the arm does not
travel.

Val ;-)

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