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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
forefinger VS index finger
Hi,
(1) Which is common in modern English?
(2) Is there any difference between the two in terms of formality?
mus-te
(1) Which is common in modern English?
(2) Is there any difference between the two in terms of formality?
mus-te
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(2) Is there any difference between the two in terms of formality? I almost always hear "index finger". I almost never hear "forefinger".
- (2) Is there any difference between the two in terms of formality?
- I almost always hear "index finger".
- I almost never hear "forefinger".
- I don't think there is any difference in formality.
- CJ
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MUSCOVITE(1) Which is common in modern English?(2) Is there any difference between the two in terms of formality?I almost always hear "index finger". I almost never hear "forefinger".
I don't think there is any difference in formality.
CJ
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thumb, index/middle/ring and little finger - you use these words when referring to human beings?
but...let's take e.g. a chimp.... Can I say,
"It looks like the chimp has hurt its thumb (forefinger, little finger)"?
I guess 'index finger' ( and the more so 'ring finger' :-) cannot be applied to chimps and other apes?
thank you!
but...let's take e.g. a chimp.... Can I say,
"It looks like the chimp has hurt its thumb (forefinger, little finger)"?
I guess 'index finger' ( and the more so 'ring finger' :-) cannot be applied to chimps and other apes?
thank you!
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Most of them using the word "Index finger"..I think there is no big difference between these two words.
Name of each fingers on our hand
1)Thumb
2)Index finger, pointer finger, or forefinger
3)Middle finger or long finger
4)Ring finger
5)Little finger, pinky finger, or small finger
Name of each fingers on our hand
1)Thumb
2)Index finger, pointer finger, or forefinger
3)Middle finger or long finger
4)Ring finger
5)Little finger, pinky finger, or small finger
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MUSCOVITEthumb, index/middle/ring and little finger - you use these words when referring to human beings?No, we use it to refer to human beings' fingers.
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This is a very confusing point in English, at least for me - and I'm a native speaker. Index finger and forefinger mean the same thing, that is, the finger next to the thumb. But when I hear either, it never registers with me - the terms are so different, it seems like they should indicate different fingers (I'm always thinking that "forefinger" must mean the middle finger, for some reason), and
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First of all, thanks to all who have sent their responses/comments!
In my mother tongue, we don't say "a thumb and four fingers", ....we just say "five fingers" because "thumb = big finger" for speakers of Russian.:-)
In Rus
AnonymousThis is a very confusing point in EnglishJust imagine how confusing it can be for a English learner like me :-)
In my mother tongue, we don't say "a thumb and four fingers", ....we just say "five fingers" because "thumb = big finger" for speakers of Russian.:-)
In Rus
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MUSCOVITEIn my mother tongue, we don't say "a thumb and four fingers", ....we just say "five fingers" because "thumb = big finger" for speakers of RussianYou can consider that the thumb as a finger. You can without doubt say: I have five fingers on my left hand.
Prajwal
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