http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dial-one-followed-by-the-octothorpe/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dial-one-followed-by-the-octothorpe/comment-page-1/#comment-183514 Rod Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:05:39 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=931#comment-183514 the only sensible thing to do is to cross your ass with a sharp hatch et and mark a pound sign to play tic tac toe the only sensible thing to do is to cross your ass with a sharp hatch et and mark a pound sign to play tic tac toe

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dial-one-followed-by-the-octothorpe/comment-page-1/#comment-53092 Peter Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:52:55 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=931#comment-53092 The name "hash" is related to the "hatch" in cross-hatch, and that is really the only sensible name ("sharp" being a different character: ♯). "Octothorpe", of course, is more or less a joke; and "pound" only makes sense to Americans who can't write clearly ;-_ The name “hash” is related to the “hatch” in cross-hatch, and that is really the only sensible name (”sharp” being a different character: ♯). “Octothorpe”, of course, is more or less a joke; and “pound” only makes sense to Americans who can’t write clearly ;-_

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dial-one-followed-by-the-octothorpe/comment-page-1/#comment-50469 Process Piping Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:30:55 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=931#comment-50469 Could you please share "WordPress Themes by DBT" you are using? Thanks Could you please share “WordPress Themes by DBT” you are using?
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]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dial-one-followed-by-the-octothorpe/comment-page-1/#comment-44815 Cine Cynic Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:02:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=931#comment-44815 It is not easily clear but this link suggests that the -thorpe is from James Edward Oglethorpe: http://www.answers.com/topic/octothorpe It is not easily clear but this link suggests that the -thorpe is from James Edward Oglethorpe: http://www.answers.com/topic/octothorpe

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dial-one-followed-by-the-octothorpe/comment-page-1/#comment-44791 Mari Adkins Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:19:32 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=931#comment-44791 It's even called a "hash" in editorial mark-up / proofreading marks. It’s even called a “hash” in editorial mark-up / proofreading marks.

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