> >>>>> "Ryan" == Ryan Tucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Ryan> They are the same key.  I'm not sure how the # came to be associated
> Ryan> with the word "pound", but in American English at least, they're the
> Ryan> same key.
>
> The weight measurement pound is abbreviated lb.  # looks similar in
> some handwritings, thus the use of # for lb avoirdupois.

It is an interesting coincidence then that the # on a US keyboard is in the
same place as a pound(�) symbol on a UK keyboard!

Linus


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