This week’s obscure English word is octothorpe. It’s the pre-geek era name for the hashtag symbol. So if I write #octothorpe, it’s actually doubling up.
Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word.
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An octothorpe looks like the same mark I used for the number sign all through school. Since ‘octo’ means eight, I’m guessing they picked it because there are eight points.
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