On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, at around 16:11:43 local time, Dave1massey@cs.com
wrote:
>In a message dated 12/9/2005 12:42:47 PM Central Standard Time,
>OC@46thfoot.com writes:
> If "#" is a pound sign to Americans, what do they (you) call the
> copperplate capital L with a cross-bar that we have called a pound
> sign
> for the past millennium or two?
>This is how we differentiate between the Pound Stirling and the Lb av.
I don't understand what is so labour-intensive about writing "lb" that
you have to shorten it to #, but I guess that's my problem. <g>
>
>I don't know what symbol is used for a Troy pound.
Me neither. All I can find via a quick Google is "troy lb". Anyone?
ATB
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