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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Octothorpes & Numbers #41179 07/09/2002 6:27 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1 Chicago Illinois USA Sue in Chicago stranger Sue in Chicago stranger Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1 Chicago Illinois USA Sorry, I have not yet read all the posts in this subject yet, so if this factoid has been mentioned, please forgive me. I have always heard that the # is called an "octothorpe" because, on the old IBM punch cards it was indicated by a combination punch, using the numbers 8 and 3, thus octothorpe. Sue Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/10/2001 5:55 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers emanuela 09/10/2001 6:20 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers rodward 09/10/2001 1:57 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Faldage 09/10/2001 1:23 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/10/2001 11:48 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers doc_comfort 09/12/2001 2:29 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/19/2001 5:02 AM Re: magic numbers Keiva 09/19/2001 10:36 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers doc_comfort 09/20/2001 3:47 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/21/2001 12:18 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers belMarduk 09/21/2001 12:33 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers consuelo 09/21/2001 12:50 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Wordwind 07/07/2002 10:09 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers FishonaBike 07/08/2002 9:03 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers wow 07/08/2002 2:58 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers tsuwm 07/08/2002 3:04 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Flatlander 09/12/2001 11:29 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers TheFallibleFiend 07/09/2002 11:29 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Sue in Chicago 07/09/2002 6:27 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers hev 07/10/2002 2:35 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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