Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:32 pm
It actually alternates depending on who's telling it. Three or four are both acceptable, neither are wrong. 
Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:52 am
It's 4, DM.
I never really think about it, though if people as how many fingers when they hold their hand up, I'm gonna say 5.
I never really think about it, though if people as how many fingers when they hold their hand up, I'm gonna say 5.
Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:22 pm
DM was on fire! wrote:I'm pretty sure it's three wees, Paul.
The fourth is there for emphasis. The piggy might have been exceptionally upset at the time he typed the rhyme.
Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:21 pm
Thumb = finger. But I voted the wrong thing. I dont know, I thought it was a random poll at first XD
Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:17 am
I know the thumb's special but I still say I have five fingers on each hand. 
Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:24 pm
Yes, the thumb definately counts as a finger. In fat, no matter how weird it may look compared to the other fingers, we need the thumb more than the other fingers, since it's opposable. In fact, it's like some sort of super finger. (But still counted with the regular fingers nonetheless.)
Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:11 am
Five. All thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs (thumbs are a subset of fingers).
finger, n.: any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).
finger, n.: any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).
Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:57 am
Thumb, Index, Middle, Ringy, Pinky.
5 Fingers, 5 Names
5 Fingers, 5 Names
Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:53 pm
5 fingers, I never got used to saying '4 fingers and a thumb' either that or I'm lazy
Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:39 pm
But then there is a possibility of having less than four fingers and a thumb or five fingers o-o
Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:00 pm
Well, according to pianists, the thumb is the first finger, so five. According to fiddle players, the index finger is the first finger, so four. Seeing as I'm both, I guess I'd have to say... four and a half?
Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:40 am
What if you have 2 on each hands
Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:45 pm
5 fingers. in my mind a thumb is a kind of finger 
Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:55 pm
I say fingers. It's a piano thing.
The first fingers are always the thumbs.
The first fingers are always the thumbs.
Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:48 pm
Harmonize wrote:Thumb, Index, Middle, Ringy, Pinky.
5 Fingers, 5 Names
Exactly so. Thumb is just the coolest of all the finger names, but its no more or less special than the rest of the fingers.