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Word Nerd: Why Is It A ‘Ring Finger’?

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Monte

I mean it could’ve been any finger, really. But Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, lets us in on the history of the words “ring finger”.

https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/word-nerd-ring-finger

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