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   From: ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.co.uk   
      
   In message , UnsteadyKen   
    writes   
   >In article ,   
   >hayesstw@telkomsa.net says...   
   >> I've never heard anyone call it a "poundtag" or an   
   >> "lbtag".   
   >>   
   >Me neither, I've only come across it as the US abbreviation for number,   
   >(whereas the UK uses No (with a superscripted o) and as the hash key on   
   >phones.   
      
   Being in the UK, I'm generally against the unnecessary (or pretentious)   
   adoption of Americanisms - but to indicate 'number', I do favour the use   
   of the # (hash) symbol over the traditional No.   
   >   
   >An illustration of the US usage is present in the Windows 10 start menu.   
   >In the list of all apps, those starting with a number; 7-Zip for example   
   >are listed under #. Obviously Microsoft has not heard that is actually a   
   >pound sign.   
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