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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: You say pound sign, I say number sign, let's call the whole thing off.
Message-ID: <9308@alice.UUCP>
Date: 5 May 89 15:29:20 GMT
References: <147@ixi.UUCP> <10069@claris.com>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Liberty Corner NJ
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In article <10069@claris.com>, krazy@claris.com (Jeff Erickson) writes:

-->   |  |
--> --+--+--
-->   |  |
--> --+--+--
-->   |  |
--> is a "number" sign or a "hash" sign. It is NOT repeat NOT a pound sign.
--> A pound sign is what appears on a five pound note, and looks like:

It's a sharp sign.  Can't you read music?
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				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark@europa.att.com