Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!petec From: petec@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Re: What is the # called? - (nf) Message-ID: <203@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 17:30:40 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.203 Posted: Thu Jun 16 17:30:40 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jun-83 04:29:58 EDT References: <129@umcp-cs.UUCP>, <175@burl.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 3 A '*' should be called a 'star'. Saying 'asterisk' is a waste of syllables and will eventually cause you to trip over your tongue in some sentence.