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Wording and pronunciation of '#'
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Mats Wiman
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Feb 10, 2010

AFAIK it's pronounced 'hash' in American English.

In Swedish it any of these:

fyrkant [fürkahnt] (square)

brädgård [braidgohrd] ('timberyard', am. 'lumberyard') which what it is used for on Swedish maps

Mats
 
Svetlana Beloshapkina
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Pound sign Feb 10, 2010

# in American English is called "the pound sign". Sometimes, in telephone menus you can hear "pound key", as in " press the pound key now".


[Edited at 2010-02-10 09:56 GMT]
 
Samuel Murray
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ZA Feb 10, 2010

Mats Wiman wrote:
AFAIK it's pronounced 'hash' in American English.


I'm under the impression that Americans call it a pound. In ZA, if you ask someone to press the "pound" sign they'll probably try to find the GBP currency glyph.

Afrikaans: hekkie (literally gate), huts
ZA English: hash
 
Penelope Ausejo
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Spain Feb 10, 2010

In Spain we say Almohadilla (small cushion)
 
Susanna Martoni
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Italy Feb 10, 2010

We call it Cancelletto (small gate).
 
Svetlana Beloshapkina
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Russia Feb 10, 2010

Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that in Russia they call it "решетка" (grid).
 
jacana54 (X)
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Uruguay (and Argentina) Feb 10, 2010

I've heard it called "numeral".
 
Marie-Hélène Hayles
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It's hash in UK English Feb 10, 2010

I always thought it was in US English as well (it's not actually used much in the UK anyway, so I assumed we got it from them) - so what do Americans call the actual pound sign £ then?
 
Stephanie Havet
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in French Feb 10, 2010

dièse (French)
 
Monique van Prehn
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in Dutch Feb 10, 2010

Hekje (sometimes pronounced as 'hekketje')
 
Peggy Maeyer
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Raute in German Feb 10, 2010

In Germany, we call it "Raute", at least when it refers to the telephone key (Please press the Raute-Taste)
 
Melanie Nassar
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Ladder Feb 10, 2010

Here in Palestine, the Arabic designation is sillam (ladder).


BTW, in America, I know it as the number key, but it's the pound sign (for weight).

[Edited at 2010-02-10 12:11 GMT]

[Edited at 2010-02-10 13:29 GMT]
 
Jasna Gonda
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in Serbia Feb 10, 2010

, we call it 'taraba' (fence)
 
nruddy
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In Mexico... Feb 10, 2010

I think it's called "el signo de número". I doubt anyone would understand almohadilla
 
Nevenchi
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in Croatia... Feb 10, 2010

... that sign is called "ljestve" (ladder)
 
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