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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Octothorpes & Numbers #41165 09/10/01 11:48 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales OP old hand OP stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia I'm thinking the hash symbol for "number" goes back much further than the computer era. My father is 75, with a background in mathematics and engineering - and he's always used it. stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/10/01 05:55 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers emanuela 09/10/01 06:20 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers rodward 09/10/01 01:57 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Faldage 09/10/01 01:23 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/10/01 11:48 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers doc_comfort 09/12/01 02:29 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/19/01 05:02 AM Re: magic numbers Keiva 09/19/01 10:36 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers doc_comfort 09/20/01 03:47 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers stales 09/21/01 12:18 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers belMarduk 09/21/01 12:33 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers consuelo 09/21/01 12:50 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Wordwind 07/07/02 10:09 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers FishonaBike 07/08/02 09:03 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers wow 07/08/02 02:58 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers tsuwm 07/08/02 03:04 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Flatlander 09/12/01 11:29 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers TheFallibleFiend 07/09/02 11:29 AM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers Sue in Chicago 07/09/02 06:27 PM Re: Octothorpes & Numbers hev 07/10/02 02:35 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,401 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 311 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 36 A C Bowden 29 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,577 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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