name that $ign

[Carlos Ferrão]

You mean "cifrão", or cifrao without the tilde.

On 28/08/06, P Taylor <neon.taylor at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, how about if it meant that it was called a <<cifrado>> as the name
> for it?
> The very similar Portugese symbol's name...
>
> Two 'references':
> http://www.pballew.net/dollar.html
> http://www.decodeunicode.org/w3.php?nodeId=138&page=1&lang=2&zoom=&prop=
>
> --PT
>
> ps- or it might have come from a muted horn originally.
>
> On 8/28/06, Carlos Ferrão <carlosferrao at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gotta tell you...you come straight out of a book.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 28/08/06, giarc iksoknihcram <peeralacks at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > for you, sorry, nothing.
> > > or it could be
> > > ...larry was just crazy.
> > >
> > > yes the peso solomon etc.
> > >  but the name man.
> > > that sneaky sign
> > > is supposed to have a name.
> > > (and not simply, dollar sign)
> > >
> > > apparently larry read the name twice
> > > once in a newspaper and the first i forget.
> > > but since my uncle was asked this question
> > > he cannot meet a person without first asking them.
> > >
> > > i think they both (wa)(i)s crazies.
> > > a hunt with no end.  but huh.  who knows.
> > > effort appreciated.
> > > but maybe the answer is lager than the wiki?
> > >
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