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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 14 Jan 1998.
Re: Naes of ASCII Symbols

Re: Naes of ASCII Symbols

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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From: Robert Lieblich <lie...@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Naes of ASCII Symbols
Date: 1998/01/14
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