1164. This week, we look at the origin of the octothorpe — also known as the pound sign or hashtag — and why it has so many different names. Then, we look at sentence fragments and the secret of "Sir Fragalot" to help you avoid common writing mistakes.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;1164. This week, we look at the origin of the octothorpe — also known as the pound sign or hashtag — and why it has so many different names. Then, we look at sentence fragments and the secret of "Sir Fragalot" to help you avoid common writing mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The octothorpe segment was written by &lt;a href="http://chanterellemarketingstudio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Karen Lunde.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;li&gt;Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend, Maram Elnagheeb&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson&lt;/li&gt;
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1164. This week, we look at the origin of the octothorpe — also known as the pound sign or hashtag — and why it has so many different names. Then, we look at sentence fragments and the secret of "Sir Fragalot" to help you avoid common writing mistakes.

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The history of the octothorpe. Sir Fragalot and sentence fragments. Dribzle.

The history of the octothorpe. Sir Fragalot and sentence fragments. Dribzle.

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