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The word "finger" did not occur so I skipped it.
by pjettter 5y ago
The word "finger" did not occur so I skipped it.
- alcover 5y agoIt's certainly a big reason why we're so adept at counting but don't you think speech plays a big role too (and could be sufficient) ? I mean numbers are fingers but they're also a kind of song "one two three.." you map on things.
- dane-pgp 5y ago> also a kind of song "one two three.." you map on things. Apparently it's as easy as "A, B, C...".
- dang 5y ago"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html