Re: Naes of ASCII Symbols

spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) writes:

> 
> >Subject: Re: Naes of ASCII Symbols
> >Message-id: <34B...@geocities.com>
> 
> >I have never heard this # referred to as the pound sign. I usually hear
> >number sign. For me the pound sign is the symbol for British currency.
> 
> On automated telephone answering systems in the US,
> the # is referred to as the 'pound'. 
> It is also seen commonly when numerating items.. For
> example, #1 is this, #2 is that, and #3 is something else.
> So I guess you could say that is is a symbol for "number".
> 
<snip> 
>       I'm sure that our terminology is different
> across the world...

Would this be the correct moment to remark that the # sign which is
known to germans only from telephones or computer keyboards is
commonly referred to as "Lattenzaun" here, which is best translated as
"paling" (as in fence of pales)? On phones it is sometimes referred to
as "Raute" (lozenge).
Even more remarkable is the popular word for the @ sign which is
"Klammeraffe". The term is a composite word. "Klammer" means "cramp",
"clip", "bracket" or "to clasp", "Affe" is a monkey or ape.
The term originally describes certain long-tailed, tree-climbing 
south american monkeys. 
I assume that those terms are descriptive of the actual appearance of
the signs.

Tschuess,
Ralf

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