Hash
What is the name of this symbol: # ? It’s a hash symbol right? Well maybe, but it’s also a(n):
- octothorpe
- octothorp
- octalthorpe
- octothorn
- number
- comment sign
- crosshatch
- crunch
- fence
- hex
- pig pen
- pound (as in weight)
- sharp
- square
- tic-tac-toe
- sulamit
11:58 pm on 11 July 2003 :::
natis Says:I’ve always called it a pound or a number sign.
11:30 am on 12 July 2003 :::
stu Says:I’d go with hash myself…
1:39 pm on 13 July 2003 :::
natis Says:you should have a survey set up asking people what it is and ask where the people are from.