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Muzzle flash
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This symbol has several descriptions.

Question:
When you grew up, what was it called?

Choices:
number sign
pound sign
hashtag
something else

Question:
What do you call it now?

Choices:
number sign
pound sign
hashtag
whatever fits the application

 




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"Sharp"


I agree - I started learning music before I learned the others. Good Catch



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I was taught it was called the octothorpe, later the pound sign




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Is it strange that I called it different things depending on context?

For instance, if the instructions were to dial "#277" then I would say "Pound Two Seven Seven" because "number" would sound weird.

But if I wanted to give someone instructions to write "We're #1", I would say "Write We're Number 1, using the number symbol."

Now, if wanted someone to tag a photo with some metadata, then I would call it a hashtag.
 
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I was taught it was called the octothorps, later the pound sign

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There is also the C# (pronounced "C-sharp") programming language.

I learned to call it number at first. Then pound.
I prefer never to use hashtag.




 
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Octothorpe/sharp/titactoe/hak/pound sign depending on the context.
 
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Always been a pound sign to me. I don’t use Twitter so I don’t even know how the hashtag thing works.




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Those who said "octothorpe" are almost correct.

It is "octothorp." No 'e' on the end.



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Always known it as the pound sign. I don’t hashtag.

Anyone know what this is called? #!
 
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Octothorp!



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Originally posted by Aeteocles:
Is it strange that I called it different things depending on context?

For instance, if the instructions were to dial "#277" then I would say "Pound Two Seven Seven" because "number" would sound weird.

But if I wanted to give someone instructions to write "We're #1", I would say "Write We're Number 1, using the number symbol."

Now, if wanted someone to tag a photo with some metadata, then I would call it a hashtag.


This is what I do as well. Never did any music so I've never even heard of the octo thing.



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Number as in part #

Pound sign on a phone




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#octothorp
 
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Octothorp!


The # is




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I always thought of it as a number or a pound sign. I'm 43...hashtag "old-old" according to my kids. Roll Eyes Big Grin




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Octothorpe. Do (pronounced like "dough"), the equivalent of 11 in the duodecimal (dozenal) numbering system (which is why it's on the phone dial.)
 
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When I was in software development, it was "splat"

! was a "bang"
' was a "tick" " was a "double tick"
$ was a "string"


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"Sharp"
Oops--forgot about that one!

Never heard of "octothorp", though. According to Wikipedia, when used in Twitter it should only be called "hash"--the "hashtag" is everything including the "#" and what follows it.

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