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From: givler@cbmvax.UUCP (Greg Givler - QA)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How do you pronounce #?
Message-ID: <7820@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 5 Sep 89 13:44:49 GMT
References: <4481@amiga.UUCP> <5660057@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>
Reply-To: givler@cbmvax.UUCP (Greg Givler - QA)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <5660057@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM> charles@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Charles Brown) writes:
>> How do you pronounce #?.  I can pronounce '#', and I can pronounce
>> '?', but I can't manage to say '#?'. 
>
>I'd say "hash-question".  But your mileage may vary.

I was told it is: Octothorp(sp?), Question Mark. 

But I come from the old CBM School

Pound Sign, Question Mark.

Greg
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