Re: name of ascii symbol #
From P.J. LaBrocca <p...@labrocca.com>
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· 3 Jan 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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D. Tyschler wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a simple (and stupid sounding) question to you ascii-experts: > > How is ascii symbol '#' called in american english? Is it 'pound' or > 'octothorpe' or 'gate' or 'stockade' or 'batten fence' or ... ? > Is there a common or hacker's abbreviation ? > > As this question is beyond the scope of this newsgroup -- sorry for > that -- you might reply direktly to me. But I am certainly reading > this newsgroup. Hi, In some circles this causes big arguments. I've heard it pronounced pound, number and hash. In one book someone suggested nonogram. Personally, I like sharp, like in music; then you get to say shebang for #! (I think Larry Wall (Perl) may have coined that one). Usually I just say tic-tac-toe because my seventh grade students understand it. Pat -- P.J. LaBrocca p...@labrocca.com HTMLementary (tm) http://ms88.com/htmlemen/htmlemen.shtml http://labrocca.com
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