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Wording and pronunciation of '#' Thread poster: Mats Wiman
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Mats Wiman 
Sweden
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Member (2000)
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In memoriam
AFAIK it's pronounced 'hash' in American English.
In Swedish it any of these:
fyrkant [fürkahnt] (square)
brädgård [braidgohrd] ('timberyard', am. 'lumberyard') which what it is used for on Swedish maps
Mats
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# in American English is called "the pound sign". Sometimes, in telephone menus you can hear "pound key", as in " press the pound key now".
[Edited at 2010-02-10 09:56 GMT]
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Samuel Murray
Netherlands
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Mats Wiman wrote:
AFAIK it's pronounced 'hash' in American English.
I'm under the impression that Americans call it a pound. In ZA, if you ask someone to press the "pound" sign they'll probably try to find the GBP currency glyph.
Afrikaans: hekkie (literally gate), huts
ZA English: hash
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In Spain we say Almohadilla (small cushion)
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Susanna Martoni
Italy
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We call it Cancelletto (small gate).
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Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that in Russia they call it "решетка" (grid).
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jacana54 (X)
Uruguay
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| Uruguay (and Argentina) | Feb 10, 2010 |
I've heard it called "numeral".
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| It's hash in UK English | Feb 10, 2010 |
I always thought it was in US English as well (it's not actually used much in the UK anyway, so I assumed we got it from them) - so what do Americans call the actual pound sign £ then?
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Hekje (sometimes pronounced as 'hekketje')
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| Raute in German | Feb 10, 2010 |
In Germany, we call it "Raute", at least when it refers to the telephone key (Please press the Raute-Taste)
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Melanie Nassar
United States
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Here in Palestine, the Arabic designation is sillam (ladder).
BTW, in America, I know it as the number key, but it's the pound sign (for weight).
[Edited at 2010-02-10 12:11 GMT]
[Edited at 2010-02-10 13:29 GMT]
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Jasna Gonda
Serbia
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, we call it 'taraba' (fence)
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nruddy
Mexico
Local time: 12:29
German to English
| In Mexico... | Feb 10, 2010 |
I think it's called "el signo de número". I doubt anyone would understand almohadilla
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Nevenchi
Local time: 20:29
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| in Croatia... | Feb 10, 2010 |
... that sign is called "ljestve" (ladder)
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