From: Tim Pease <tim.pease@...>
Date: 2008-02-05T09:04:35+09:00
Subject: Re: how to say # in ruby

On Feb 4, 2008, at 4:48 PM, Dan Ford wrote:

> I'm accustomed to usenet as opposed to whatever this is.
>
> I have a variety of questions about ruby that range in subtlety.  It's
> odd to think about a syntax that has, e.g., no standard.  I wonder if
> this place has a moderator or regulars.
>
> My first question is a simple one: how does a person say # in ruby?
> I've always called it a hash, which could be ambiguous.  I've also  
> heard
> it called a pound.

octothorpe

<http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-oct1.htm>

But you can call it "hash" or "pound".  Everyone will know what you  
mean.

Blessings,
TwP