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From: singer@spar.UUCP
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Subject: Re: smail pronounciation
Message-ID: <356@spar.SPAR.SLB.COM>
Date: Wed, 25-Feb-87 11:56:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 25 11:56:39 1987
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Reply-To: singer@spar.UUCP (David Singer)
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In article <517@cod.UUCP> rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) writes:
>In article <1277@beta.UUCP> hp@beta.UUCP (Akkana) writes:
>>is '#' a number sign,
>
>How about 'pound sign'?
>
I've heard this referred to as 'number sign', 'sharp', and 'octothorpe'.
Does the 'pound sign' come from the fact that in UK ASCII this position
is/was printed as a British poubd sterling currency marker?