How twitter has change the meaning of #

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How twitter has change the meaning of #

#1 Post by Kendaric » Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:53 pm

It strikes me as funny with twitter how the # symbol is referred to as 'hash tag', where generally it referred to 'pounds'.

This is very evident in archery where we use it to express bow weight at a given drawlength ie 45#@28"

I wonder if the 'hash tag' me too (#metoo) misandry movement realizes it really means 'pound me too' and the irony of it.

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Re: How twitter has change the meaning of #

#2 Post by clinglish » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:18 pm

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Re: How twitter has change the meaning of #

#3 Post by greybeard » Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:14 pm

Telephone answering machine message; “if you want to buy marijuana press the hash [#] key.
"And you must not stick for a groat or twelvepence more than another man would give, if it be a good bow.
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