Re: the pound sign (#)

[Joe Hertvik <dwcojh -at- INTERACCESS -dot- COM>]

The thread as we know it so far:

>James> > I know "#" as the "hash" sign.

>Stui> Hi James.  In North America, they call the # the "pound" sign. I
>too
>Stui> know it as an octothorp as I come from England, just as the / is an
>STui> oblique not a forward slash as they say here. :)

>James>I am working with a Canadian here, and he assures me that in North
>America, the "#" is known as the "hash" sign, as it is in Australia.
>This is certainly true of all computer specialists I have met.  The
>Canadian, by the way, is not a computer specialist.  He has a degree in
>English literature.


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James,

I'm another North American (USA born and raised) and I have never heard of
the '#' sign  referred to as the "hash" sign. Hash is something you do in
algorithms and it also tastes pretty good over an open fire. Most Americans
I know would definitely call '#' the pound sign so I doubt if you're
Canadian friend is correct in speaking for all of us. Canada maybe. United
States definitely not.



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Joe