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From: jack@boring.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: question about names for symbols
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Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 12:05:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 12:05:00 1985
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It seems that all non-english speakers invent funny words for
those #@^~ characters. The ones I've heard here in Holland (undoubdtedly
there are others in use are:

>	#	braedhoeg (pile of wood)
		tuinhekje (garden gate) or spoorwegkruis (railroad
		crossing)
>	@	kanelbulle (chanel bun ?) / oera (ear) /
>		 / snabel-alfa (elephant's-nose-alpha ?)
		apestaart( ape's tail) or slingeraapje (swinging ape)

Notice that especially @ and # seem to get very poetic names in
different languages. Maybe I'll start calling # 'houtstapel' (pile
of wood). I kind of like the name.....
-- 
	Jack Jansen, jack@mcvax.UUCP
	The shell is my oyster.