Re: fortran character set

John Harper wrote:
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The problem is all the non-dollar currency symbols. Many Americans
call the hash mark or octothorp a pound sign, [...]

Used in that way it usually refers to pounds avoirdupois. I've
never encountered anyone (Americans or otherwise) that thought
it was really a currency symbol. Or, for that matter, anyone that
used it to mean "beating" (as with a hammer), or as the name of
a pen for stray animals, etc. Webster's claims that its meaning
depends on whether it's used prefix or postfix. A #2 pencil
(number 2) might weigh 2# per gross (2 pounds avoirdupois).

[...] The dollar sign
is also in f2003, and is called the currency symbol there. Presumably
that was done by people who thought everyone's currency was dollars.

It's not called "the currency symbol" in the standard, it's merely
called "currency symbol". I see no indication that it's regarded
as exclusive.

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J. Giles

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