How do you pronounce "__" (double underscore)?

Mark Jackson mjackson at alumni.caltech.edu
Thu Sep 26 15:27:16 EDT 2002


"Jay O'Connor" <joconnor at cybermesa.com> writes:
> In article <3D934C5C.4000603 at mxm.dk>, "Max M" <maxm at mxm.dk> wrote:
> 
> > Pat Notz wrote:
> >> @ = "at"
> >> ! = "bang"
> >> . = "dot"
> >> * = "star"
> >> 
> >> Is there a short (one or two syllable) pronounciation for "__" (double
> >> underscore).  "Underscore underscore" and "double underscore" are kind
> >> of long.  Somthing like "splat"?  Anyone?
> > 
> > _ = 'under'
> > 
> > __ = 'under-under'
> 
> 
> How about "underder"??

How about "dunder" (double under)?

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