Comment on When did the world change to the so called hashtag? When I was younger it was only the pound sign. So hashtag Taylor Swift still reads in my mind pound Taylor Swift?

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leadore@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I have no idea why Americans called it the pound sign

In the old days, they called it a pound sign and actually used it to mean “pounds” as in weight. In a grocery store there might be a sign reading something like “10# bag Potatoes $1”.

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