Originally posted by: MixMasterTang
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
£ <-- pound symbol
# <-- quite clearly not the pound symbol
£ = British Sterling Pounds
# = American Pound (weight measurement).
Main Entry: 1pound
Pronunciation: \'pau?nd\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pounds also pound
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, from abl. of pondus weight ? more at pendant
Date: before 12th century
1: any of various units of mass and weight ; specifically : a unit now in general use among English-speaking peoples equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.4536 kilogram ? see weight table
2 a: the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom ?called also pound sterling b: any of numerous basic monetary units of other countries ? see money table c: the basic monetary unit of Ireland from 1921 to 2001 d: 2lira
See, the weight measurement usage of "pound" is even listed in the Merriam Webster dictionary before your dumb monetary unit version.