RE: C Language

["Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You are too funny Phil ! :-)

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hall, Philip
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:44 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: C Language

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