By #isthisthepoundkey? - 01/11/2013 16:49 - United States - Deltona

Today, while working customer service, I instructed a customer to press the pound key on her cellphone. She hesitated a moment before asking, "Um, the pound key? You mean the hashtag, right?" FML
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TheCowCollector 2

Why is it called the pound key? Why not just number?

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morthug 11

I don't really see what the issue is. Nowadays we don't really use the word "pound". We usually use "hashtag". She's probably used to that.

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chosha_fml 26

Why is everyone down on people who know it as a hash symbol. Only the US calls it a pound symbol. Most of the world used lb for pound, as the US did at one point, and others use # for number or hash or sharp. And it's not some crime to use social media and be familiar with its symbols.

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BLINGSTUDIOS 3

She could have at least said " Your talking about the key tat stands for number right?"

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flashback_fml 14

She would've shit bricks if you told her # meant number

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td8186 2

pound sign = £ #= hash standard English!

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turkturkington 13

I am from Ireland. I have NEVER heard of a 'pound' key. It's always been 'hash key'. I originally thought the OP was talking about the money pound key - this one - £. And then I realised that he said 'cell phone', not 'mobile phone' and I got really confused.

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