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From: dietz@zhmti.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Pronunciation of 'char'
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Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 09:11:21 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 28 09:11:21 1987
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Reply-To: dietz@zhmti.UUCP (Dieter H. Zebbedies)
Organization: Zebb-Hoff Machine Tool Inc's Automated Mfg. Project, Cleve., OH
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Keywords: language pronunciation
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Summary: Hacker's dictionary reference

As quoted from: The Hacker's Dictionary, *THE* definitive last word in
these matters, (Who else would tell you that the lisp "cdr" is
pronounced "ku'd:r?)

HACKERS CHARACTER NAMING CONVENTIONS (SLANG)

!	EXCL, exclam, BANG, SHRIEK, WOW.
#	Hash mark, MESH, SPLAT, CRUNCH, pig-pen.
$	Dollar.
&	Ampersand. (This one is already so silly that no
			slang term is needed!)
'	Single quote, forward quote.
( )	Parens (seperatly called just OPEN and CLOSE).
*	Star, SPLAT. (sometime "gear" because it looks like
			a little cogwheel)
.	Period, dot, point.
/	Slash, forward slash.
;	SEMI.
<	Less than, left ANGLE BRACKET, left BROKET.
=	Equals.
>	Greater than, right ANGLE BRACKET, right BROKET.
?	QUES, query.
@	At-sign, at.
\	Backslash.
^	Caret. ("uparrow" obsolete).
_	Backarrow, Underbar.
`	Backquote.
{ }	Curly braces, curly brackets, SQUIGGLE BRACKETS.
|	Vertical bar, pipe.
~	TWIDDLE, SQUIGGLE, SQIGGLE.

INTERCAL NAMING CONVENTIONS

.	Spot.
:	Two-spot.
,	Tail.
#	Mesh.
=	Half-mesh.
'	Spark.
`	Backspark.
"	Rabbit ears.
!	WOW.
?	What.
|	Spike.
-	Worm.
<	Angle. (The two character arrow "<-" or "->" is called
		"angleworm")
>	Right angle.
(	Wax.
)	Wane.
[	U turn.
]	U turn back.
{	Embrace.
}	Bracelet.
*	SPLAT.
&	Ampersand. (INTERCAL couldn't make this any sillier, either.
_	Flatworm.
+	Intersection.
/	Slat.
\\	Backslat.
^	Shark. (or simply "shark fin")
@	Whirlpool.
%	Double-oh-seven.

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Dieter H. Zebbedies ('dee-ter  ayech  'zeb-ed-eez)
 Zebb-Hoff Mach. Tool's Automated Manufacturing Project Cleveland, OH
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