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Given than some folks still refer to the octothorpe as "pound", can "#metoo" be misconstrued as an invitation?

Posted - June 12, 2018
Tag : Awful puns

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  • 5835
    It's still "number" to me. "Pound" is £.
      June 13, 2018 1:06 AM MDT
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  • 16791
    Americans don't use British monetary units. Some automatic phone answering systems still instruct the caller "push the pound symbol". There isn't a £ on a standard phone keypad, it refers to #.
      June 13, 2018 1:57 AM MDT
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  • 6098
    In the U.S. "me too" means include me. 
      June 13, 2018 5:50 AM MDT
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  • 16791
    Pound me too

      June 13, 2018 8:29 AM MDT
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