Never thought that "#" could have so many names!
Here, in Portugal (all of it, I think) we call it a "cardinal".
Like in #1 (cardinal/number 1) #2 (cardinal/number 2).
And, no, cardinal has nothing to do with religion. 8)
What, in english, you call a Cardinal, we call "Cardeal".
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On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, 'Grif' w. keith griffith wrote:
{Quote hidden}> At 01:51 PM 9/4/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Paul Britton wrote:
> >>In the days of the BBC micro, the '#' hash synbol was called a 'gate' by
> >>the BBC, and it's also called that in my company phone users guide.
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> >The correct name seems to be "octothorpe" and it's a wonderful tool to guage
> >people.
> >
> >I have found that 100% of the people that call it an "octothorpe" are no fun
> >at parties and when you meet them for the first time, chances are they're
> >wearing a bowtie, irregardless of the weather or situation.
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> Whew,,, And I make fun of the vocabulary of my co-workers,,, I don't think
> I know anybody who even knows the word, let alone use it. I'll be getting
> some mileage out of this one! Oh,,, in the world of Data General it was a
> "crunch"
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> 'Grif' N7IVS
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