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From: joe@junkyard.UUCP (Joseph Sarkes)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: How Do You Pronounce "#define"?
Summary: luncheon meats
Message-ID: <567@junkyard.UUCP>
Date: 10 Dec 89 16:24:16 GMT
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In article <850@excelan.COM>, jeffs@ka.excelan.com (Jeff Seideman) writes:
> 
> So it can be "pound define"
> or           "sharp define"
> or           "grid define"

Well, I do agree that it is important for people in a discipline to
be able to communicate reliably, so that there should be a common
pronounciation amoung all for each given word. Since at this time we
do not have a glossary on each persons desk which will resolve this
problem, usage in the common world would probably be the way to go.
This leads us to the question of when you go to the grocery store,
(how much more common can you get?) do you buy two sharps of ham, (2 #)
two grids of ham, (2 #) or two pounds of ham? (2 #) As far as I've seen
in this world, the only common usage of # is for pound, (weight) at least
in the U.S.A. As far as continuing this thread on comp.lang.c, it would
probably really belong in some newsgroup concerning linguistics or
possibly a group of people compiling the above glossary of pronounciation
for posting to the net at a latter date. No.... I am not volunteering to
compile said glossary, but this subject has been beaten to death at
least as far as this group should be concerned. (in my opinion) Let us
drop this line of thought after the next round of responses or flames,
or at least someone post a message stating where this thread has moved
for the diehards that MUST continue with it.

Joseph Sarkes	(junkyard!joe)