You say pound sign, I say number sign, let's call the whole thing off.

[thomas.j.roberts]

>From article <10069 at claris.com>, by krazy at claris.com (Jeff Erickson):
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>> is a "number" sign or a "hash" sign. It is NOT repeat NOT a pound sign.

Don't forget those people (often old-time telephony experts) who call this
character "octothorpe" (as on the lower-right corner of a touch-tone(R)
keypad)?

Tom Roberts
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