4:53pm, Paul Johnson wrote: > Paul Kraus said: > > > Wow. I find that unusual in my 10 years of computer use/programming ... > > I have always referred to $ and heard it referred to as "string". > > > > Not that it matters but I find that definitely unusual :) > > Do you have a background in BASIC? I think that in the UK at least it is > (was ?) common to refer to the $ in A$, for example, as "string" since > that is what it was, and it obviously had nothing to do with dollars. > > But as far as Perl is concerned it is "dollar", and I am not aware of any > exceptions. > > Now, as to whether $! is dollar-bang, dollar-pling, > dollar-exclamation-mark or anything else is not so easy. > I thought it was a "bang for your buck"...
> You might find this link interesting: > > http://www.eeng.brad.ac.uk/help/.faq/.unix/.pronun.html > Good link, thanks. > But people, # is not a pound! ;-) > Of course not, it's an octothorpe. Everyone knows that. Paul PS. What's with the Pauls here? Are Pauls particularly passionate about Perl, or primarily pronunciation? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
