Re: Naes of ASCII Symbols
From Robert Lieblich <lie...@erols.com>
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· 14 Jan 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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Kathy wrote: <snip> > I am entirely in agreement with you that "pound sign" is a less logical > term for this symbol [#] than "hash". But the name preference persists in the > US nonetheless. Most people do not come across the symbol used for money > in Great Britain, so there is little in the US to be confused about. > (Well, at least in terms of ASCII names...Michael Jackson on the other > hand....)
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