How Do You Pronounce "#define"?

Ken Johnson ken at aiai.ed.ac.uk
Thu Dec 14 05:33:20 AEST 1989


>>How should one pronounce "#define"?
>>Is it "pound define" or "number define"?

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!



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