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richisdisturbed 07/01/17 6:31:11 PM #30:	Krazy_Kirby posted... richisdisturbed posted... MICHALECOLE posted... Different kind of pounds, homie Yeah, I read the Wiki link someone posted. Using 5# instead of 5lbs, America never fails to surprise me with how it uses the English language. I was proper like the fuck when I first saw the poll. I understand now! not what it's used for at all. # is called a pound sign on phones. lbs is used for pounds.... or... MICHALECOLE posted... Different kind of pounds, homie Taken from the link above; Mainstream use in the United States is as follows: when it prefixes a number, it is read as "number", as in "a #2 pencil" (indicating "a number-two pencil"). When the symbol follows a number, the symbol indicates weight in pounds. (Five pounds are indicated as 5#.) This traditional usage still finds handwritten use, and may be seen on some signs in markets and groceries. It is also commonly known as the "pound sign" --- Idiots voting for idiots. <cite>richisdisturbed posted [p:882165541] in Today's Po... [t:75519958]...</cite> <quote><cite>Krazy_Kirby posted...</cite> <quote><cite>richisdisturbed posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MICHALECOLE posted...</cite> <quote>Different kind of pounds, homie</quote> Yeah, I read the Wiki link someone posted. Using 5# instead of 5lbs, America never fails to surprise me with how it uses the English language. I was proper like the fuck when I first saw the poll. I understand now!</quote> not what it's used for at all. # is called a pound sign on phones. lbs is used for pounds.... or... <cite>MICHALECOLE posted...</cite> <quote>Different kind of pounds, homie</quote></quote> Taken from the link above; Mainstream use in the United States is as follows: when it prefixes a number, it is read as "number", as in "a #2 pencil" (indicating "a number-two pencil"). When the symbol follows a number, the symbol indicates weight in pounds. (Five pounds are indicated as 5#.) This traditional usage still finds handwritten use, and may be seen on some signs in markets and groceries. It is also commonly known as the "pound sign" --- Idiots voting for idiots.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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