How do you pronounce "__" (double underscore)?

Grant Edwards grante at visi.com
Thu Sep 26 17:27:17 EDT 2002


In article <525eaba.0209260956.72bf6786 at posting.google.com>, Pat Notz wrote:
> @ = "at"
> ! = "bang"
> . = "dot"
> * = "star"
> 
> Is there a short (one or two syllable) pronounciation for "__" (double
> underscore).  "Underscore underscore" and "double underscore" are kind
> of long.  Somthing like "splat"?  Anyone?

I've heard "splat" used for both '#' and '*', so I'd cross it
off the list...

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