mshahsavar
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- Persian
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- Iran
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What is this symbol in English? #
So I thought too, but I've just found that my font of choice for odd characters, Lucida Sans Unicode, distinguishes between # and ♯ . ;-)...it has been the symbol for sharps in music for centuries.
When I contact a commercial entity by phone, it is usually referred to as the "pound" sign.
The webpage linked to below says it was used for pounds weight, but in the UK, we used lb for those pounds. Does lb work in AmE too?
'I call # a "hashtag" and only refer to it when talking about Twitter.' Whoa there! Some people get really upset about that (I don't ;-)) as a hashtag is a tag that starts with a hash sign, e.g. #sheepFollowThis!
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Yes, but when people say "#sheepFollowThis!", they say "Hashtag Sheep Follow This!"
I suppose this means something like 'That ship has already sailed' - so there's nothing to be done about the illogical usage. But the fact is that many people use it (and that some people get upset about it ;-))That's right. That horse is out of the barn.
"Many people use it and some people get upset about it."
Yes, but when people say "#sheepFollowThis!", they say "Hashtag Sheep Follow This!"
I suppose this means something like 'That ship has already sailed' - so there's nothing to be done about the illogical usage. But the fact is that many people use it (and that some people get upset about it ;-))
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