Re: Names of ASCII Symbols (#)
Paul Wilkins typed: > # looks more like a hash (crosshatch) to me. It's also easier to say > 'hash' instead of 'pound sign' when telling someone what to type in. > Especially if you're telling someone over the keyboard and you're not > sure if they're using the same character set that you are. > > Ahh well, each to their own I suppose. > > Paul Wilkins ######################################################################## Give that man the prize. Out of hundreds of posts, Paul's was the only one to mention the right name: CROSSHATCH. Since we're talking about keyboard character names (not music or money, etc.,) that's the one used way back in the day of the typewriter. Whew. This was certainly a long thread. I thought I was in alt.ascii-TALK for a while there. Evan
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