Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!nebulus!druid!darcy
From: darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: How Do You Pronounce "#define"?
Keywords: pound
Message-ID: <1989Dec15.133716.16121@druid.uucp>
Date: 15 Dec 89 13:37:16 GMT
References: <1454@skye.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: darcy@druid.UUCP (D'Arcy J.M. Cain)
Organization: D'Arcy Cain Consulting, West Hill, Ontario
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In article <1454@skye.ed.ac.uk> ken@aiai.UUCP (Ken Johnson) writes:
>
>I can't imagine that anyone doesn't know this already, but the UK Pound
>sign is not # but a crossed-out script L .  therefore, talking about
>`pound define', `the pound sign' etc.  is only going to confuse us here!
>
What makes you think it refers to pound sterling?  '#' is shorthand for
pounds weight (2000# = 1 ton)  I don't think anyone on this side of the
pond thinks the '#' means pound sterling.

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