A curious point: I noticed that the correspondence on this topic has all avoided using a name for the # key. That's a good thing too, because it has different names in various countries.
In the US, we tend to hear it called "pound sign". That is clearly ridiculous to the British, who bloody well know what a pound sign is. The British call it a "hash mark". (please correct if I am wrong) I think Australia has a different take on it, but don't recall offhand what it is. (The bang sign??) The "correct" name for the # sign is "octothorpe", but nobody, except maybe a typesetter, uses that. This is all pertinent, in a way, because in dealing with regulations on a worldwide level, and trying to get user instructions acceptable (and perhaps even understandable) we need to be acutely aware of language and usage differences. Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E. 65 Crandon Way Rochester, NY 14618 Tel: 585 442 3909 Fax: 585 442 2182 [email protected] This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
