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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Names for symbols #16286 01/22/2001 7:03 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia I always assumed the # was simply the hash. The pound sign is the £, I think. I don't know about many others, but I'd be interested to find out. Rapport was established superficially. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Names for symbols rviirre 01/21/2001 7:00 PM Re: Names for symbols ladymoon 01/22/2001 5:47 AM Re: Names for symbols doc_comfort 01/22/2001 7:03 AM Re: Names for symbols jmh 01/22/2001 7:14 AM Re: # AKA octothorpe Faldage 01/22/2001 2:30 PM Re: # AKA octothorpe tsuwm 01/22/2001 3:23 PM Re: Names for symbols Bobyoungbalt 01/22/2001 4:13 PM Re: Names for symbols Hyla 01/22/2001 6:12 PM Re: Names for symbols Fiberbabe 01/22/2001 6:15 PM Re: Names for symbols musick 01/22/2001 7:33 PM Re: Names for symbols stales 01/23/2001 4:05 PM Re: Names for symbols maverick 01/23/2001 5:24 PM Re: Names for symbols Jackie 01/23/2001 5:47 PM Re: Names for symbols Sparteye 01/23/2001 6:16 PM Re: Names for symbols rkay 01/22/2001 10:02 PM Re: Names for symbols belMarduk 01/23/2001 12:11 AM Re: Names for symbols wow 01/23/2001 1:05 PM Re: Names for symbols wow 01/23/2001 1:06 PM Re: Names for symbols juanmaria 01/23/2001 8:27 PM Re: Names for symbols Bingley 01/24/2001 3:23 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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