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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 8 Jan 1998.
Re: name of ascii symbol #

Re: name of ascii symbol #

In article <69032a$drm...@iac7.navix.net>, "liz. at. navix. dot. net"
<?@?.?> writes
>"Jonathon R. Oglesbee" <ogl...@fullnet.net-removetoreply> wrote:
>
>+>| How is ascii symbol '#' called in american english? Is it 'pound' 
>+>
>+>In england we call it a hash, meaning 'number'
>+>
>+Don't listen to Martin.  In America, hash is something you have for
>lunch, or sometimes dinner.

In the UK, hash is somethin you smoke to get stoned man...
 
Vicki   
















                     

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