Quoting Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I tend to use terms like "quid" or "pound" because I still expect > pound (£) signs to be turned into hash (#) signs by non-British > equipment. To make matters worse, Americans sometimes call hash signs > pound signs, so asking "did my pound signs come out OK" can get a > misleading answer. Puzzles me a bit - I thought # was an American > symbol anyway - does it just have two American names, one of which is > better at crossing oceans? (Because "pound" is heavy, and sinks?) >
Americans use # as an abbreviation for the measure of weight we still use, 2.2# = 1kg. Jeffrey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
