McGuffin

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McGuffinMobile, ALJun 23, 2024, 7:14 AM2024-06-23negative72%

I'm hung up on the fact that the # character on a keyboard is not a "hashtag." It can be referred to as a number sign, hash, or pound sign, but it's not a hash *tag* unless it's *tagging* something in combination with an identifier. Hashtag is a software function such as it's used by Twitter/X, not intrinsic to a keyboard.

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McGuffinMobile, ALFeb 7, 2026, 9:59 PM2026-02-07neutral55%

Just here to say that End and Home are two of my most frequently used PC keys. There's no faster way to get to the end or beginning of a line or a document (when combined with Ctrl), or to make a selection (when combined with Shift). I use these constantly when programming, word processing, writing emails, etc. Kind of shocked that someone considered End being infrequently used "shared truth" enough for a crossword. Our country truly is divided...

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McGuffinMobile, ALJun 23, 2024, 7:19 AM2024-06-23neutral63%

@Jen You're more correct than old though. The # symbol is a number sign, hash, or pound sign. It's not a "hashtag" unless it's used in combination with an identifier to tag something in some software app. On the keyboard alone, it can't be a hashtag. The crossword clue was wrong.

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