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# (was Re: Anguilla)
> [...] BTW a 'pound' symbol is NOT the same as a 'hatch', fer chrissake!
> While I'm on the soapbox, a 'hash' is NOT a 'hatch' as well ... but that's
> a losing battle.
What, you can't deal with a language that has synonyms or something?
>From the Hacker Jargon file (2.9.10):
> :ASCII:: [American Standard Code for Information Interchange]
>
> [...]
>
> #
> Common: number sign; pound; pound sign; hash; sharp; {crunch}; hex;
> [mesh]. Rare: grid; cross-hatch; oc-to-thorpe; flash; <square>,
> pig-pen; tic-tac-toe; scratchmark; thud; thump; {splat}.
>
> [...]
Note that the Jargon File doesn't list "#" as a "hatch" at all, and calls
"cross-hatch" is rare.
rgds-- TA ([email protected])
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