r/pics • u/Faithismyname08 • Aug 13 '21
Doctor in #Yemen wrote in his car “ stop me if you need any medical consultation”
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When GenZ meets a Millennial. I still call it the pound sign no matter what the kids say.
3 u/hearnia_2k Aug 13 '21 Calling it a pound sign is an American thing, according to the wiki someone else posted. 8 u/One_Wheel_Drive Aug 13 '21 It is. In Britain, it's always been called hash. When you call and speak to a robot voice, they may ask you to press the hash key. 1 u/hearnia_2k Aug 13 '21 Also in Linux there is a slang term 'hashbang', which generally refers to the first line of a script. I think hash is more common than pound outside the US, since otherwise it would just be confusing with the pound symbol. Maybe I should start calling it dollar.
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Calling it a pound sign is an American thing, according to the wiki someone else posted.
8 u/One_Wheel_Drive Aug 13 '21 It is. In Britain, it's always been called hash. When you call and speak to a robot voice, they may ask you to press the hash key. 1 u/hearnia_2k Aug 13 '21 Also in Linux there is a slang term 'hashbang', which generally refers to the first line of a script. I think hash is more common than pound outside the US, since otherwise it would just be confusing with the pound symbol. Maybe I should start calling it dollar.
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It is. In Britain, it's always been called hash. When you call and speak to a robot voice, they may ask you to press the hash key.
1 u/hearnia_2k Aug 13 '21 Also in Linux there is a slang term 'hashbang', which generally refers to the first line of a script. I think hash is more common than pound outside the US, since otherwise it would just be confusing with the pound symbol. Maybe I should start calling it dollar.
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Also in Linux there is a slang term 'hashbang', which generally refers to the first line of a script.
I think hash is more common than pound outside the US, since otherwise it would just be confusing with the pound symbol.
Maybe I should start calling it dollar.
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u/IforgotwhatIwasdoing Aug 13 '21
When GenZ meets a Millennial. I still call it the pound sign no matter what the kids say.