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Wording and pronunciation of '#'
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Elvira Daraban
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in Romania Feb 10, 2010

diez (the same as the musical sign)
 
Christine Andersen
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The meatball sign in Danish Feb 10, 2010

Et bøftegn
(Beef meatball sign)

To Danes, this looks like the pattern of squares and diamonds scored with a knife on beef meatballs, so it is known as the meatball sign!

Another explanation I have heard, though I suspect it is not universal, is related to the other meaning of ´bøf´, a gaffe or mistake. This came from a bookkeeping department, where the sign appears in spreadsheets when the data typed in does not match the format.

I think officia... See more
Et bøftegn
(Beef meatball sign)

To Danes, this looks like the pattern of squares and diamonds scored with a knife on beef meatballs, so it is known as the meatball sign!

Another explanation I have heard, though I suspect it is not universal, is related to the other meaning of ´bøf´, a gaffe or mistake. This came from a bookkeeping department, where the sign appears in spreadsheets when the data typed in does not match the format.

I think officially it is called a 'firkant' - a square - on the telephone, though the one on my somewhat elderly fastline set is different and more like a plain square.

[Edited at 2010-02-10 15:36 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
Claudia Luque Bedregal
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in Peru Feb 10, 2010

Lucia Colombino wrote:

I've heard it called "numeral".


Here it's also called "numeral"
 
Stéphanie Soudais (X)
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Frankrike
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French bis Feb 10, 2010

Stevi wrote:

dièse (French)


"Dièse" (sharp) is ♯ and shouldn't be mistaken for #.
On a keyboard, what we often call "dièse" is in fact a "croisillon" (crossbar)
 
Richard Bartholomew
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octothorp Feb 10, 2010

I'm partial to the noun "octothorpe" for describing the "#" symbol. No such word, you say?
Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate dictionary defines "octothorpe" as:

the symbol "#".
 
Paul Dixon
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In memoriam
In Portuguese (Brazil) Feb 10, 2010

Here in Brazil the usual term is "jogo da velha" (literally "old woman's game"), which is what we call noughts and crosses (or tic-tac-toe as they call it the other side of the Pond).
 
Helena Genel
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Or "signo de gato" (cat) Feb 10, 2010

nruddy wrote:

I think it's called "el signo de número". I doubt anyone would understand almohadilla



And don't ask me why.
 
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