The story of the hashtag begins sometime around the fourteenth century, with the introduction of the Latin abbreviation “lb,” for the Roman term libra pondo, or “pound weight.” Like many standard abbreviations of that period, “lb” was written with the addition of a horizontal bar, known as a tittle, or tilde. Eventually this moprhed into the # we all know. The phrase “pound sign” can be traced to the symbol’s ancient origins, and first gained widespread acceptance through telecom engineers giving it that name with the advent of the touch tone phoe. For just as “lb” came from libra, so the word “pound” is descended from pondo, making the # a descendent of the Roman term libra pondo in both name and appearance. Capiche? #booooring#uselessfacts#solastweek#imooouuuutt
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:42:58 +0000