Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia     Number sign Number sign is one name for the symbol # , and is the preferred  Unicode  name for the  codepoint  represented by that  glyph . The symbol is similar to the

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The second is not a native formation.

What is the difference in the meaning of the sentences " I want you to win." and " I want for you to win." ?

No, the octothorpe is not a number sign in 5# of sugar .

Yes,It's just another term for number sign.

It's called number sign. It's actually called an 'octothorpe'.

Both are awkward in that they leave us unsure of whether it is the book or the office that is 'yours'. The comma does not help to solve this dilemma, but there should be no comma because the book is defined by the relative clause.

How about the sentence " The probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 " ? Is this a case of "content clause in apposition" ?

How do es one say # in English ? If it occurs before a number, say "Number". #5 = number five If it occurs after a number, say "Pounds". 5# of sugar = five pounds of sugar If it occurs after a letter in the context of