It is alphabetic, with a letter or diacritic for every phonemic (distinctive) hand shape, orientation, motion, and position, though it lacks any representation of facial expression, and is better suited for individual words than for extended passages of text.
And this easygoing alumnus of "Saturday Night Live" brings his own distinctive every-guy's perspective to the galumphing march of civilization toward — well, toward whatever it is we are approaching, as Blanche DuBois so lyrically put it.
Reviewing the Bleecker Street Theater production for The New York Times, Charles Isherwood wrote that Mr. Quinn brought a "distinctive every-guy's perspective to the galumphing march of civilization toward - well, toward whatever it is we are approaching, as Blanche DuBois so lyrically put it".
Their red wines can be every bit as distinctive.
From this perspective, every religion involves distinctive views or beliefs regarding the nature of ultimate reality.
I've missed Kershaw, a complete one-off, whose delivery is in every way as distinctive as Brian Sewell's.
Seasoning captured the unique essence of a dish, and almost every transformation was distinctive, a tour de force beautifully presented.
Second, every medium has distinctive qualities that, through trial and error, its owners must come to understand before they can create a lasting bond with an audience.
It was an assembly of men who, while moving in synchronicity, were each and every one a distinctive blend of fears and ambitions and confusion.
Every room features distinctive artwork by an up-and-coming local artist, and Tolarno has sponsored art prizes with three of the city's universities.
