From: "SHIGETOMI, Takuhiko" <tshiget1@...>
Date: 2005-08-28T10:34:16+09:00
Subject: Re: how do you describe '#!' in written english?

greetings iain.

thanx a lot to your correction: interrupter => interpreter.
i am very lucky to be corrected that before i use it to my co-workers.
it's embarrassing, but 'interrupter' sounds me a very good explanation of
its role. anyway, it is true that i am bad at reading english.

and much gratitude to you for many valuable information.
especially, "MAJIDE!". ( MAJI-SSUKA? = really true? )

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> 
> 
> SHIGETOMI, Takuhiko wrote:
> > greetings, Jim. :-)
> > 
> > thanx to your quick reply.
> > oh, it's authorized name is... 'Berkeley shebang hack' / 'Berkeley #! hack'.
> > and the name of the followings to the #! is called 'interrupter'.
> > good, good, that' much more than I'd like to know. thank you.
> > 
> > let me explain the background of this question.
> > yesterday, i participated a conference/meeting regarding of light-weight
> > languages ( of course including ruby ), and found that one of the most
> > skilful guys does not know how to pronounce it.
> > many of japanese programmers call it 'sharp BIKKURI'.
> > 'BIKKURI' means 'surprise' in japanese.
> > and, i found myself that do not know how to "write" it in flat english.
> 
> by the way, a 'BIKKURI' in english is an exclamation mark. exclamation 
> is like "MAJIDE!", so yeah, if you were to describe these two symbols 
> just in english, it would:
> 
> '#' = 'pound sign' in america, 'hash symbol' in britain or australia
> '!' = exclamation mark or exclamation point (exclamation is the noun of 
> the verb 'to exclaim')
> 
> cheers
> 
> iain