What symbol is called 'hash' in US English? [closed]
Wikipedia:
The symbol # is most commonly known as the number sign,
[1]
hash,[2]
or pound sign.[3]
If I give my address as: 436 Main Street # 201
, that is read "number".
If I add to my Facebook post #MeToo
, that is a "hash tag"
If I write 5# of potatoes
, I read it "5 pounds".
All of these are used in the US.
For £
, I would probably say "Pounds Sterling" or "British Pounds" or something.
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It seems to have been used only in America. Nowadays it is mostly gone, except occasionally for hand-written signs.
Lots of historical examples are found HERE
For example, this one dates from 1850.
At the top, 7-1/4 pounds of nails; at the bottom, 6 pounds of nails.