Re: When to Use Pound Signs

[David Kastrup]

Andrew Bernard <address@hidden> writes:

> Other sources suggest that Mr Kerr’s story is fabricated or
> unreliable, and etymologists regard such stories with caution.
>
> http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-oct1.htm
>
> Amusingly, myself, apart from enjoying the word octothorpe, I also
> call it ‘sharp’ (incorrectly), which brings us back to music!

We could call it "augmented fifth".  Which is pretty much the same as an
octosharp.

-- 
David Kastrup