**Pat** @Pat@qoto.org · Sep 27, 2021, 01:25

**Pat** @Pat@qoto.org · Sep 27, 2021, 01:25

Pat @Pat@qoto.org

Have you ever noticed that the icon for a pinned toot is actually a thumbtack and not a pin?

**Brian Ronald** @brian@mastodon.ppcis.org · Oct 14, 2021, 18:37

**Brian Ronald** @brian@mastodon.ppcis.org · Oct 14, 2021, 18:37

Brian Ronald @brian@mastodon.ppcis.org

@Pat Where I live, "thumb tacks" are called "drawing pins" - pinning is natural in English English

**Pat** @Pat@qoto.org · 2021-10-15T02:18:36Z

Pat @Pat@qoto.org

I didn't know that. Thank you.

Now it makes sense. I guess the folks who chose that icon probably didn't know about the North American term "thumb tack" for that device.

I guess now I'll have to find another toot to pin in my profile...