I've heard automated phone lines - with English accents - refer to it as 'pound'.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
I've never in my life heard it described as a pound sign, or used in reference to weights.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
Also the use of it to denote number, #1 or #9, is an American thing fwiw.
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
^^^ I use the # for that a lot, because I think it looks good
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
So do I, it's neater, but I remember the first time I saw it used liked that not really knowing what it was - that was a long time ago though!
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNzqgU7na4
― Me and the Major on the Moon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 10 November 2022 18:28 (one year ago) link
So they mean English place names not British place names.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 November 2022 18:42 (one year ago) link