RE: C Language

And don't forget that the * name was changed in 1976 (in the USA at least) to 
Nathan.
 
This was due to the 200th celebration of the American Revolution.  The powers 
that be decided to rename special characters to the names of special characters 
in history.
 
This one was changed to this particular name because of Nathan Hale's famous 
phrase:
 
   I regret that I have but one asterisk for my country.
 
In case you'd forgotten.  ;)

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Joe Lee
Sent: Thu 09-Sep-04 5:26 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: C Language



! - wow
# - mesh
* - splat
^ - shark (or simply sharkfin)
| - spike

>>> phall@xxxxxxxx 09/07/2004 21:43:48 >>>
As an ex-pat from the UK I've been on both sides of the naming
game...here's the various terms I've heard/used/been forced to use to be
understood;

!
  1. Pling
  2. Bang

#
  1. Hash (UK)
  2. Pound (US)

~
  1. Tilde
  2. Squiggle, Squiggly/Sqigglie
  3. The wavy thing

*
  1. Star
  2. Obelisk's friend
  3. And not trying to sound politically incorrect, but from a female
programmer; the 'snowflake'

^
  1. Hat
  2. Power

|
  1. Bar
  2. Pipe

Which to me means that in my earlier years as a C programmer - to maybe
ease the pain - I would some times put some #(1) in my #(1)|(2) and make
my mind ~(3)...

:o)

--phil


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