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From: subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao)
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Subject: Re: Name that character!
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Date: 28 May 91 17:23:51 GMT
References: <10599@castle.ed.ac.uk> <1991May28.130224.23110@spider.co.uk>
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In article <1991May28.130224.23110@spider.co.uk> scottm@spider.co.uk writes:
>In article <10599@castle.ed.ac.uk>, eanv20@castle.ed.ac.uk (John Woods) writes:
>|> 
>|> 	There seems to be approaching agreement on a number of one or
>|> two syllable convenience names for characters. I wonder if there is a
>|> definitive list - if not, perhaps we could go about creating one. So
>|> far I've got (from listening to the dictations going on around me):
>|> 
>|> 	!	shriek
>
>I've always called this "pling" - can't remember where I first found it called
>this tho' ;-(

Odd. I thought the traditional net.pronunciation of ! was "bang". As in,
bang bang, to execute the last command for {tc,c,ba,k,z}sh junkies.


At least that's what us east coasterner's say :-)


		-Kartik


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