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From: "P.J. LaBrocca" <p@labrocca.com>
Subject: Re: name of ascii symbol #
Date: 1998/01/03
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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
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