• 𝚝𝚛𝚔
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    3 months ago

    Later, the name hashtags, in American English this symbol #️⃣ was always best known as the pound key. It was also known as an Octothorpe.

    The first time I learned of its American naming was the classic “pound quake 3 arena” audio clip from the #quake3arena IRC channel.

    “Uhhhhhh pound quake 3 arena”
    “… What the hell was that?”