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From: nelson%odin.corp.sgi.com@sgi.com (Nelson Bolyard)
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Subject: Re: Octothorpes
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Date: 1 Sep 90 00:19:02 GMT
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In article <11513@accuvax.nwu.edu> Jeremy Grodberg <biosys!!jgro@
cad.berkeley.edu> writes:

>I have also heard (and continue to use) "hook" for "?", and "hash" for
>"#".

In the internationally accepted notation for music, the octothorp is
also known as a "sharp" symbol, the opposite of flat.  If one is
seeking a good monosyllabic utterance for the octothorpe, I suggest
"sharp".


Nelson Bolyard      nelson@sgi.COM      {decwrl,sun}!sgi!whizzer!nelson
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