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Elvira Daraban Local time: 17:11 French to Romanian + ...
in Romania
Feb 10, 2010
diez (the same as the musical sign)
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Christine Andersen Denmark Local time: 16:11 Member (2003) Danish to English + ...
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.
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.
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 "#".
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Paul Dixon Brazil Local time: 11:11 Portuguese to English + ...
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).
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Helena Genel United States Local time: 07:11 English to Spanish + ...
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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