Re: name of ascii symbol #
From Jonathon R. Oglesbee <ogl...@fullnet.net-removetoreply>
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· 6 Jan 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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Martin Atkins wrote in message <01bd187e$68352060$LocalHost@atkins>... > > >.-------D. Tyschler <dty...@ares.informatik.uni-ulm.de> wrote... >| Hi, >| >| I have a simple (and stupid sounding) question to you ascii-experts: >| >| How is ascii symbol '#' called in american english? Is it 'pound' or >| 'octothorpe' or 'gate' or 'stockade' or 'batten fence' or ... ? >| Is there a common or hacker's abbreviation ? >| >| As this question is beyond the scope of this newsgroup -- sorry for >| that -- you might reply direktly to me. But I am certainly reading >| this newsgroup. >| >| Thanks for your time, >| >| Derek >| >'-------------------------------- > >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. JRO
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