"On 3/13/16 2:40 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:29:08 -0000, bob_villain
wrote:

On Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 1:22:44 PM UTC-5, Mr Macaw wrote:
What do Americans call this sign? #

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Black holes are where god divided by zero.

number or pound sign depending on use...

It's a hash, or if you insist, number or octothorpe. It most
definitely isn't a pound sign. That's a £. I should know, it's our
unit of currency! We never buy something for #3.25!


You asked "What do *Americans* call this sign? #"
Americans in the former colonies do use # to indicate "pounds" for
weight, as in pounds and ounces.