XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   nospam  wrote:   
   > In article , Frank Slootweg   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > > > > # is a hash, or in certain constexts, a sharp. Calling it a "pound"   
   > > > > key is very abnormal.   
   > > >   
   > > > it's not abnormal at all. it's the most common name.   
   > >   
   > >   Only in your US-centric world, it is.   
   >   
   > not just in the usa.   
      
     Earth to nospam: All other respondents have already explained that the   
   rest of the world does NOT call it a "pound" and that in the US it is   
   only called a "pound" when referring to a weight, which is clearly   
   outside the context in question, which is IT and specifically   
   *telephony*.   
      
     In a telephony context nobody with any common sense would call it a   
   "pound".   
      
     And then there's tlvp's argument that only English-speaking countries   
   have the *word* "pound". As mentioned, the Brits do NOT use "pound" when   
   referring to the '#' symbol.   
      
     Bottom line: So it's up to you to prove that people in any other (than   
   the US) English-speaking country say "pound" when referring to the '#'   
   symbol.   
      
     Until then, it's just *your* - as usual misguided - *opinion*.   
      
     QED.   
      
     HTH. HAND. EOD. NK.   
      
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