# Dialects

gistfile1.md

I pronounce the # character a bunch of different ways, depending on the context:

thing	how I say it
#python on freenode irc	pound python
#! in the first line of a script	hash bang (as in "hash bang bin bash")
#include in a C file	pound include
#+ and #- Lisp reader thingies	sharp plus and sharp minus
#' Lisp reader thing	sharp quote
#(...) Clojure function	pound paren
this tweet is about #coffee	pound coffee (though I know it's called a "hash" tag)

Am I weird, or do other people do this too? Complete the table in a reply (and add any extra contexts I forgot):

| thing | how I say it |
| ----- | ------------ |
| `#python` on freenode irc | x |
| `#!` in the first line of a script | x |
| `#include` in a C file | x |
| `#+` and `#-` Lisp reader thingies | x |
| `#'` Lisp reader thing | x |
| `#(...)` Clojure function | x |
| this tweet is about `#coffee` | x |

Octothorpe

thing	how I say it
#python on freenode irc	python channel
#! in the first line of a script	shebang
#include in a C file	hash include
#+ and #- Lisp reader thingies	sharp plus, sharp minus
#' Lisp reader thing	sharp
#(...) Clojure function	hash mangled
this tweet is about #coffee	coffee hashtag

'Hash' in most contexts, unless I've been taught that the proper noun for that sequence was different in the case of lisp and of course C#

When communicating with non-techies I usually go for 'hash' or 'the number symbol'