Carlos E.R. wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
What's the difference between C++ and C#? (I don't know how to
pronounce that one).
C-sharp. (Get it? Get it?)
Mmm... no, I don't think I get it. Maybe something cultural in it.
C-pound ...
On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
C-pound ...
?Cœ??
On 2026-01-05, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
C-pound ...
?Cœ??
# is often spoken as "pound" in the USA. Notably when instructing
someone to enter things on a phone keypad.
On 5 Jan 2026 23:28:43 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
On 2026-01-05, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
C-pound ...
?Cœ??
# is often spoken as "pound" in the USA. Notably when instructing
someone to enter things on a phone keypad.
I have no idea why.
On 2026-01-06, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On 5 Jan 2026 23:28:43 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
On 2026-01-05, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
C-pound ...
?Cœ??
# is often spoken as "pound" in the USA. Notably when instructing
someone to enter things on a phone keypad.
I have no idea why.
In days of yore, "#" was often used by dealers in bulk products as
an abbreviation for pounds weight. For instance, a sack of chicken
feed might consist of "50# laying mash".
On 2026-01-05, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
C-pound ...
?Cœ??
# is often spoken as "pound" in the USA. Notably when instructing
someone to enter things on a phone keypad.
On 5 Jan 2026 23:28:43 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
On 2026-01-05, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On 5 Jan 2026 18:10:08 GMT, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
C-pound ...
?Cœ??
# is often spoken as "pound" in the USA. Notably when instructing
someone to enter things on a phone keypad.
I have no idea why.
unds",In days of yore, "#" was often used by dealers in bulk products as
an abbreviation for pounds weight. For instance, a sack of chicken
feed might consist of "50# laying mash".
Most of us used ?lb?.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Usage
"When ?#? is after a number, it is read as "pound" or "po
meaning the unit of weight.[54][55] The text "5# bag of flour" would
mean "five- pound bag of flour". This is rare outside North America."
Most of us don't live in New Zealand.
On 6 Jan 2026 06:24:00 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
In days of yore, "#" was often used by dealers in bulk products as
an abbreviation for pounds weight. For instance, a sack of chicken
feed might consist of "50# laying mash".
Most of us used ?lb?.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Usage
"When ?#? is after a number, it is read as "pound" or "pounds",
meaning the unit of weight.[54][55] The text "5# bag of flour" would
mean "five- pound bag of flour". This is rare outside North America."
Most of us don't live in New Zealand.
That's been obscure even in the US for many a year, frankly - but the
legacy pronunciation of # survives to this day.
That's been obscure even in the US for many a year, frankly - but
the legacy pronunciation of # survives to this day.
I suspect that this is because "pound" is (at least somewhat)
easier and faster to pronounce than the others. As we all know,
convenience trumps just about everything else - remember the
"baud" vs "bps" confusion.
On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:57:03 GMT
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
That's been obscure even in the US for many a year, frankly - but
the legacy pronunciation of # survives to this day.
I suspect that this is because "pound" is (at least somewhat)
easier and faster to pronounce than the others. As we all know,
convenience trumps just about everything else - remember the
"baud" vs "bps" confusion.
Seems plausible - may also have to do with phone-tree systems and how intelligible "hash" is or isn't over a muffled line, vs. a word that
begins and ends with hard consonants.
remember theIIRC the are not , strictly, the same thing...
"baud" vs "bps" confusion.
Seems plausible - may also have to do with phone-tree systems and
how intelligible "hash" is or isn't over a muffled line, vs. a word
that begins and ends with hard consonants.
I hadn't thought of that angle. Indeed, aeronautical radio
phraseology has evolved to deal with just that sort of problem.
On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:33:45 GMT
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
Seems plausible - may also have to do with phone-tree systems and
how intelligible "hash" is or isn't over a muffled line, vs. a word
that begins and ends with hard consonants.
I hadn't thought of that angle. Indeed, aeronautical radio
phraseology has evolved to deal with just that sort of problem.
Many's the time I've had to resort to the NATO phonetic alphabet when
trying to get a customer to type something in over the phone.
Many's the time I've had to resort to the NATO phonetic alphabet when
trying to get a customer to type something in over the phone.
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:48:29 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 06/01/2026 18:57, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
remember the "baud" vs "bps" confusion.
IIRC the are not , strictly, the same thing...
They usually were back in the 1200 baud days. Then things got
complicated.
John Ames wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:33:45 GMT
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
Seems plausible - may also have to do with phone-tree systems and
how intelligible "hash" is or isn't over a muffled line, vs. a word
that begins and ends with hard consonants.
I hadn't thought of that angle. Indeed, aeronautical radio
phraseology has evolved to deal with just that sort of problem.
Many's the time I've had to resort to the NATO phonetic alphabet when
trying to get a customer to type something in over the phone.
Like "It all went tango uniform"? A real "charlie foxtrot"?
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