No, but it is a finger, just not a normal finger, that’s why we use it as a rule of thumb.
However, if you start counting 1 from the index, instead of the thumb or baby finger, you get the finger intended for the wedding band, which is not the index finger by the way.
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The middle finger , long finger , or tall finger is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger . It is typically the longest finger . In anatomy, it is also called the third finger , digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.
Ring finger should have rung a bell, or does it?
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