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IRC? That chat client that stole idea of #hashtags for channels and @for users? (jk)

• rsync 13y ago
  except we said "pound", not hashtag. We should use "pound" for twitter, too, since it is faster and easier to say. Just a single syllable.
  • zimpenfish 13y ago
    Really? It's always been "(hash)channel" to me (1996ish) and the people I know who've been on longer (1994ish).
  • M2Ys4U 13y ago
    IME, it's only really en-us speakers that pronounce "#" as "pound". It is especially confusing to British people when people reference # as "pound", as we have completely different notion of what a pound sign is, namely £.