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These are fairly standard in copy-editing: 
$  : "buck"
_  : "score"
|  : "bar"
?  : "hook"
&  : "et" (it is a ligature of E and t)
Think of all the extra milliseconds you'd have in your life if you always said "buck score" instead of "dollar underscore"! -- well microseconds, anyway.

On the other hand, I call '#' "scratch", but I don't think anyone else does. Have no idea where I picked it up.

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Re: How do I pronounce all this stuff
by mojotoad (Monsignor) on Apr 16, 2002 at 18:59 UTC
    Just imagine the possibilities...

    Dude, the other day after we & dinner I went to the | and _'ed with a ?'er for only 20 $ !!!! Except now I seem to have a #'ing problem...like petral I have no idea where I picked it up. <sigh>

    Heh heh!
    Matt

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