Re: Dumb question
Originally Posted by
Dijenga
... So, I put a pound sign (No, "#" isn't a "Hash Tag" it's a pound sign. I still can't fathom why kids call it a "Hash Tag" ...
Because some people like me grew up calling the "OCTOTHORPE" (it's actual name - not pound) a "hash". As far as I'm concerned a pound sign is "£" ... although I may be biased based on my country of origin. I'd never heard "#" called a pound until I came to North America. Why is it called a pound anyway ... you don't use it instead of "lb" or instead of "£", do you?
I've always used it as number ... as in 1¼" #8 screw.
Last edited by ss-kalm; 13 January 2017 at 04:49 PM.
Keith
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