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Subject:UK word for hash mark? From:Kirstin Mercer <kirstin -at- CYBERCASH -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 16 Jul 1997 18:28:27 -0400
I'm posting the following for a co-worker who can't get this message to come
through to the list... please respond to her directly (mollyh -at- cybercash -dot- com).
Thanks!!
* * * * * * * * * * *
I remember this coming up *months* ago, but I forget the answer! In the
UK, is there a different word for hash mark (#)? In our US doc, we tell
users to comment out lines of code with a hash mark, but I thought the term
was different in the UK.
You can respond to me directly.
Thanks!
Molly
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