r/pics Aug 13 '21

Doctor in #Yemen wrote in his car “ stop me if you need any medical consultation”

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u/Successful_Glass_925 Aug 13 '21

Why does Yemen have a pound sign? They changed their name?

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u/hearnia_2k Aug 13 '21

That's a hash, not a pound....

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u/Altkonto1066 Aug 13 '21

A general rule of thumb, check whether you might be wrong before correcting someone else. The symbol "#" can be referred to as "pound", "hash" or "number" sign. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign