What does the pound sign mean when it is used in a sentence?
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04-08-2014, 04:14 AM
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What does the pound sign mean when it is used in a sentence?
Lately I have been seeing this symbol (#) used in several different places. Why are people doing this?
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04-08-2014, 04:19 AM
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I thought that was a hash symbol and meant among other things 'number'.
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04-08-2014, 04:23 AM
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In Britain we call that sign "hash". In Britain the sign "£" is a pound sign, meaning our major unit of corrency, slightly larger in value than the dollar or euro - e.g. £100 means one hundred British pounds. I think that Americans call "#" 'the pound sign' or sometimes 'octothorpe'. In American notation "#" means 'number, as in "He lives at #57 in this street". In Britain we use "No." for 'number' as above noted (No.57).
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04-08-2014, 04:27 AM
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Hash tag.
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04-08-2014, 04:28 AM
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They're used as hashtags, which are a way to search for related messages by just searching for the hashtag. On Twitter, if you want to find messages about gay marriage, search for #gaymarriage and you'll find many messages about gay marriage.
In other social media like Facebook, people sometimes use hashtags as a sort of aside, the kind that otherwise would be in parentheses: Common: My car broke down and I was late for work (Worst day ever). Newer use with hashtags: My car broke down and I was late for work. #worstdayever |
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04-08-2014, 04:36 AM
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That's a number sign. It's technical name is an octothorpe. It's also known as a hash sign.
This is a pound sign: £ As for what it means, that really depends on the context. You would have to provide an example for us to tell what someone meant by using it. |
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