Re: the term "pound sign"

Re: the term "pound sign"

[W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)]

:> I found a skewed "pound" symbol in an old dictionary, in the symbols
:> section, under the "Correction of the Press" section (page 1868):
:>
:> "A space, or more space between words, letters, or lines"
:>
:> This is from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary published in 1886.

You did not say whether this 1886 did or did not mention it as
meaning "pounds" (weight).

(The Useniks #-ed the subject to death.)
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Re: the term "pound sign"

[W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)]

:> Well, this is off-topic, inconclusive, and worsens the SNR, but...
:> I found a skewed "pound" symbol in an old dictionary, in the symbols
:> section, under the "Correction of the Press" section (page 1868):
:> "A space, or more space between words, letters, or lines"
:> This is from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary published in 1886.

I was once employed in technical writing and publishing, and used it
this way in editing (marking up) copy.  I still use it that way.
(I would have emailed you but my newsreader garbled your address,
so what's a few more spikes in the SNR?)

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Hughes Defense Communications (MS 10-40)                 Home: 219-471-7206
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