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Subject:Re: the pound sign (#) From:Howard <howardg -at- SAVVY -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 14 Aug 1995 14:29:53 -0400
On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Joanna Sheldon wrote:
> >James> > I know "#" as the "hash" sign.
<<snip>>>
> I knew it as the "pound" sign before I started documenting computer
> hardware. Now I know it as the "hash" sign as well.
> ~Joanna
One voice-tree I recently heard told callers to press the "little
tic-tac-toe sign" on the phone. I thought that was marvelous! Simple,
even a child would understand that one!!
