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OP Do we get any points for talking about a word long before Anu uses it for his word-a-day?
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--octothorpe
octothorpe (OK-tuh-thorp) noun
The symbol # ... is derived from a shorthand way of writing lb, the abbreviation for the Latin libra (balance)...
Compare our discussion at http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=36166
from eighteen months ago. And it wasn't the first time the word had been tossed around here, either !
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Hmmm... wofahulicodoc 10/09/03 01:34 AM Re: Hmmm... Jackie 10/09/03 01:57 AM Re: Hmmm... Alex Williams 10/09/03 10:37 AM Re: Hmmm... of troy 10/09/03 12:11 PM Re: Hmmm... Bingley 10/10/03 01:19 AM Re: Hmmm... Jackie 10/10/03 01:33 AM Re: Hmmm... wofahulicodoc 10/10/03 01:43 AM
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