Apparently, ....C# is pronounced "C harsh"
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...C# is pronounced C harsh. I just got out of a Job interview and one of the guys on the interviewing panel asked me how long i have been using C# but pronounced it as "C harsh". I wanted to tell him its pronounced differently but, :~ The same guy asked me why i'm indicating on my resume that i have worked with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services yet i had told him earlier in the interview that i haven't worked with Windows server 2008. He couldn't believe it when i told him SQL Server 2008 can be installed on a windows 2003 server. Also at this company, Linux/Unix is a required skill for a Business Intelligence Developer position:suss:
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Yes, our Pound Symbol is a derivation of the letter L, £ and comes from Librum, whereas theirs is the pound symbol for the weight 'Pound'. This means our 3 key is more expensive, but theirs is heavier!
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Yes, our Pound Symbol is a derivation of the letter L, £ and comes from Librum
"Libra", atcherley. "librum" is the dative (I think; I always get my Latin cases mixed up, these days).
Dalek Dave wrote:
whereas theirs is the pound symbol for the weight 'Pound'
... Which is the same thing. The libra was a unit of weight (that translates into English directly as "pound" -- about 5,000 grain, if I remember my Classics lessons correctly), which was used in trading. We extended the trading use to name our currency.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel
Can two vertical lines be anything other than parallel? Also, what are they perpendicular to if the other lines are at an angle?
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They all meet at the center of the Earth.
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Well to be perfectly honest, it technically is C Hash and Not C Sharp, for the official MS character used is the Hash symbol, not the sharp. They are different. The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel and perpendicular with the crossed lines at an angle, whereas the hash has the two Horizontal lines parallel and flat, with the uprights at an angle. Sharp[^] and hash[^]
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I knew that, but I also figured it was a pun on C++, as when you merge the 2 +'s together you get a #. Marc
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Well to be perfectly honest, it technically is C Hash and Not C Sharp, for the official MS character used is the Hash symbol, not the sharp. They are different. The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel and perpendicular with the crossed lines at an angle, whereas the hash has the two Horizontal lines parallel and flat, with the uprights at an angle. Sharp[^] and hash[^]
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
Could be "pound", with it being called that on US phones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign[^]
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...C# is pronounced C harsh. I just got out of a Job interview and one of the guys on the interviewing panel asked me how long i have been using C# but pronounced it as "C harsh". I wanted to tell him its pronounced differently but, :~ The same guy asked me why i'm indicating on my resume that i have worked with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services yet i had told him earlier in the interview that i haven't worked with Windows server 2008. He couldn't believe it when i told him SQL Server 2008 can be installed on a windows 2003 server. Also at this company, Linux/Unix is a required skill for a Business Intelligence Developer position:suss:
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Wouldn't C "pound" make for sense?
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Wouldn't C "pound" make for sense?
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wizardzz wrote:
Wouldn't C "pound" make for sense?
No as # is not the pound sign anywhere but YankeeLand (and maybe Canada eh!).
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel
Can two vertical lines be anything other than parallel? Also, what are they perpendicular to if the other lines are at an angle?
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Of course! You were talking about non-euclidian geometry, weren't you? ;P
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...C# is pronounced C harsh. I just got out of a Job interview and one of the guys on the interviewing panel asked me how long i have been using C# but pronounced it as "C harsh". I wanted to tell him its pronounced differently but, :~ The same guy asked me why i'm indicating on my resume that i have worked with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services yet i had told him earlier in the interview that i haven't worked with Windows server 2008. He couldn't believe it when i told him SQL Server 2008 can be installed on a windows 2003 server. Also at this company, Linux/Unix is a required skill for a Business Intelligence Developer position:suss:
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"C hash" certainly would explain a lot ;P I bet Marketing overruled the dev team.
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"C hash" certainly would explain a lot ;P I bet Marketing overruled the dev team.
In music theory, # and b are the symbols used to indicate half note higher and lower than the original note. These are pronounced as # = Sharp and b = Flat. So maybe Microsoft became a bit more interested into music.
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Well, about the Sql Server, he's right. Sql Server 2008 on Win2008 Server. Sql Server 2000 on Win2k... Sql Server 2003 on Win2k3? :D Maybe this gay can't believe, but this year we will have games like PES 2012... :D
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ygoronline wrote:
Well, about the Sql Server, he's right. Sql Server 2008 on Win2008 Server. Sql Server 2000 on Win2k... Sql Server 2003 on Win2k3?
Oh man! It makes so much sense now!
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...C# is pronounced C harsh. I just got out of a Job interview and one of the guys on the interviewing panel asked me how long i have been using C# but pronounced it as "C harsh". I wanted to tell him its pronounced differently but, :~ The same guy asked me why i'm indicating on my resume that i have worked with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services yet i had told him earlier in the interview that i haven't worked with Windows server 2008. He couldn't believe it when i told him SQL Server 2008 can be installed on a windows 2003 server. Also at this company, Linux/Unix is a required skill for a Business Intelligence Developer position:suss:
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I had an HR interviewer ask if I knew anything about C pound. I told her that I had never heard of it... After I hung up the phone I realized the error. Aw, Snap!
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...C# is pronounced C harsh. I just got out of a Job interview and one of the guys on the interviewing panel asked me how long i have been using C# but pronounced it as "C harsh". I wanted to tell him its pronounced differently but, :~ The same guy asked me why i'm indicating on my resume that i have worked with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services yet i had told him earlier in the interview that i haven't worked with Windows server 2008. He couldn't believe it when i told him SQL Server 2008 can be installed on a windows 2003 server. Also at this company, Linux/Unix is a required skill for a Business Intelligence Developer position:suss:
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Or if your into telephony maybe you could pronounce it "C pound" (C#)
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wizardzz wrote:
Wouldn't C "pound" make for sense?
No as # is not the pound sign anywhere but YankeeLand (and maybe Canada eh!).
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
I will call it the pound sign exclusively from now on just to upset Brits. I will admit sharp is inaccurate, why don't we call it C hash?
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel
Can two vertical lines be anything other than parallel? Also, what are they perpendicular to if the other lines are at an angle?
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Only in non-euclidean geometry.
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I used to pronounce it as C Hash when I was learning it!
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Accepting it as "sharp" came a bit easier for me since I'd used the '#' as representative of the musical sharp in a text based generator for music output. I still love confusing my workmates by using terms like "ding", "bang" and "splat."
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel
Can two vertical lines be anything other than parallel? Also, what are they perpendicular to if the other lines are at an angle?
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Well to be perfectly honest, it technically is C Hash and Not C Sharp, for the official MS character used is the Hash symbol, not the sharp. They are different. The Sharp has the two Vertical lines parallel and perpendicular with the crossed lines at an angle, whereas the hash has the two Horizontal lines parallel and flat, with the uprights at an angle. Sharp[^] and hash[^]
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
Sod it - let's just go with "C Octothorpe" and be done with it! ;P http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octothorpe[^]
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Yes, our Pound Symbol is a derivation of the letter L, £ and comes from Librum
"Libra", atcherley. "librum" is the dative (I think; I always get my Latin cases mixed up, these days).
Dalek Dave wrote:
whereas theirs is the pound symbol for the weight 'Pound'
... Which is the same thing. The libra was a unit of weight (that translates into English directly as "pound" -- about 5,000 grain, if I remember my Classics lessons correctly), which was used in trading. We extended the trading use to name our currency.
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Mark Wallace wrote:
I always get my Latin cases mixed up, these days
Romani ite domum? :rolleyes:
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