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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Chris    
   wrote:   
      
   > >>>>>> In a telephony context nobody with any common sense would call it a   
   > >>>>>> "pound".   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> absolutely wrong.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Absolutely right.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> it's called pound in telephony contexts.   
   > >>   
   > >> Not in the UK. In all my life I've only ever heard it referred to as   
   > >> "pound" by Americans or in a US-centric context.   
   > >   
   > > the uk is an exception.   
   > >   
   > > most of the world uses pound in a telephony context.   
   >   
   > No it doesn't. Most of the world doesn't even speak English.   
      
   actually, most of the world *does* speak english, at least to a certain   
   extent.   
      
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