From: "SHIGETOMI, Takuhiko" <tshiget1@...>
Date: 2005-08-28T11:08:55+09:00
Subject: Re: how do you describe '#!' in written english?

how can i thank you, iain.

you are right. as in your reply... i used to pronouce it 'shE bang'.
lang=ja_JP( "HAZUKASHII NAaaaaa. ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU. MATA, IROIRO OSHIETE
KUDASAI NE." )

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> 
> 
> SHIGETOMI, Takuhiko wrote:
> > greetings, James.
> > 
> > your information has made my eyes open wider.
> > 
> > 
> >>shebang /sh*-bang/ n. 
> > 
> > 
> > this regexp means that it has some variety of expressions or dialects,
> > right?  intriguing :-)
> > 
> 
> i think that's actually a pronunciation guideline. so that just means 
> that you don't really pronounce the 'e', just sh'bang, not sheee bang
> 
> iain