12-23-2023, 01:48 AM
PS; The lip reading stuff is complete sh1zen, probably worse than opinion because when they framed questions to the "expert lip reader" they did so with bias.
I know someone who signs professionally for deaf people, in lectures, at meetings, in interviews negotiations. She will tell you that the reason she signs is because lip reading is next to useless between strangers.
Lip reading friends and family is a different matter, but even then lip reading is still not perfect, and to get it reliable you have to be physically close to the person you're trying to read, familiar with their speech patterns(as in regular conversations with friends or family), exactly face to face, and completely free of other distractions.
The truth about lip reading is that you're not just reading lips, the term itself is deceptive. You read lips, mouth speed, tongue movements, facial expressions, twitches, eyes and pretty everything else in terms of subtle gestures and body movement that become unintelligible at more than 2m or 3m away!
I know someone who signs professionally for deaf people, in lectures, at meetings, in interviews negotiations. She will tell you that the reason she signs is because lip reading is next to useless between strangers.
Lip reading friends and family is a different matter, but even then lip reading is still not perfect, and to get it reliable you have to be physically close to the person you're trying to read, familiar with their speech patterns(as in regular conversations with friends or family), exactly face to face, and completely free of other distractions.
The truth about lip reading is that you're not just reading lips, the term itself is deceptive. You read lips, mouth speed, tongue movements, facial expressions, twitches, eyes and pretty everything else in terms of subtle gestures and body movement that become unintelligible at more than 2m or 3m away!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"