Question

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Notice the following uses of the word 'tell' in the text.
1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary.
2. I would tell her English words and little things of Western science
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Answer 1

Answer:

In #1 tell is used to as figurative language, while the using of tell in #2 is literal.

Explanation:

Fingers can't really tell

you can tell or talk english words