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Welcome to the rolling wave of civilization. Did we really used to call the number sign a "hash character"?
by fit2rule 12y ago
Welcome to the rolling wave of civilization. Did we really used to call the number sign a "hash character"?
- pmjordan 12y agoUK & Ireland: Yes, and still do, although it's apparently a corruption of "hatch" (as in cross-hatch). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Usage_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Ireland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Usage_in_the_United...
- e12e 12y agoVaguely related: From The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) [devil]: HASH, x. There is no definition for this word -- nobody knows what hash is.