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Wording and pronunciation of '#' Thread poster: Mats Wiman
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Mats Wiman Sweden Local time: 05:09 Member (2000) German to Swedish + ... In memoriam
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 | | |
# in American English is called "the pound sign". Sometimes, in telephone menus you can hear "pound key", as in " press the pound key now".
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Samuel Murray Netherlands Local time: 05:09 Member (2006) English to Afrikaans + ...
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 | | |
In Spain we say Almohadilla (small cushion) | |
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Susanna Martoni Italy Local time: 05:09 Member (2009) Spanish to Italian + ...
We call it Cancelletto (small gate). | | |
Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that in Russia they call it "решетка" (grid). | | |
jacana54 (X) Uruguay English to Spanish + ... Uruguay (and Argentina) | Feb 10, 2010 |
I've heard it called "numeral". | | |
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? | |
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Hekje (sometimes pronounced as 'hekketje') | | |
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 United States Local time: 06:09 German to English + ...
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]
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Jasna Gonda Serbia Local time: 05:09 English to Serbian + ...
, we call it 'taraba' (fence) | | |
nruddy Mexico Local time: 21:09 German to English In Mexico... | Feb 10, 2010 |
I think it's called "el signo de número". I doubt anyone would understand almohadilla | | |
Nevenchi Local time: 05:09 English to Croatian + ... in Croatia... | Feb 10, 2010 |
... that sign is called "ljestve" (ladder) | | |
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