Oh yeah. I imagine the British pound currency would make it very confusing to also call the # symbol the 'pound' symbol. It comes from the long ago time when people still had home phones and payphones could be found in the wild; aka the 90s and beyond. The # key was referred to as the 'pound key'.
E: Not sure why you were downvoted on this comment, you are correct.
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u/hearnia_2k Aug 13 '21
That's a hash, not a pound....