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minus-squarePrimeErectivelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoNot sure I’ve ever seen the pound sign (lovingly called the “hash tag” by today’s youth) actually used to denote the unit of measure. I like the cut of your jib
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoThe original name of that character is Octothorpe
minus-squarePrimeErectivelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoA third obscure name for something to add to my vocabulary! Bless you
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoEveryone around here calls it a pound sign. Maybe it’s a Commonwealth thing. Consequently when I first saw #MeToo, it made me giggle.
minus-squarePrimeErectivelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoBut have you ever seen it used as shorthand for Lb.? As in, a # of chickpeas?
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoactually, yes. That’s the shorthand I was taught.
Not sure I’ve ever seen the pound sign (lovingly called the “hash tag” by today’s youth) actually used to denote the unit of measure. I like the cut of your jib
The original name of that character is Octothorpe
A third obscure name for something to add to my vocabulary! Bless you
Wow. TIL. Thanks!
Everyone around here calls it a pound sign. Maybe it’s a Commonwealth thing. Consequently when I first saw #MeToo, it made me giggle.
But have you ever seen it used as shorthand for Lb.? As in, a # of chickpeas?
actually, yes. That’s the shorthand I was taught.