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Subject:Re: Technical name for the #? From:Marni Barilone <mbarilone -at- PRIORITYCALL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:02:21 -0500
Sorry Stan,
But I just heard people talking here about the "hash" symbol.
I asked what a "hash" symbol is and I was told that's what they call the #
symbol in Britain.
So, I suppose what it's called depends on where you are. Similar to the
ageless pop/soda/tonic debate.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Xhiao <mrlukeplease -at- HOTMAIL -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: Technical name for the #?
>You called it--"octothorpe" is the formal name for this symbol
>(Webster's 10th). It can be used to represent pounds, and the word
>number. But not hash. ;)
