GNU bug report logs - #60639
Improvement to the Wording of GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

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From: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>, 60639 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#60639: Improvement to the Wording of GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:28:36 +0530

[செவ்வாய் செப்டம்பர் 05, 2023] Stefan Kangas wrote:

> tags 60639 wontfix
> close 60639
> thanks
>
> Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com> writes:
>
>> In the section 2.1 "Printed Representation and Read Syntax"
>> (https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Printed-Representation.html),
>> word "hash notation" is used to refer to the symbol "#".
>> But it may well confuse non-native English speakers, because the "hash" is also associated with "hash function".
>>
>> A better name for "#" is "number sign".
>
> I don't think "number sign" is very clear, and to be honest I think
> our target audience should have to learn that "#" is called a hash.

FWIW, we never use "#" before numbers, we simply write "No." so "number
sign" is an alien term.  People here call "#" hash or hashtag.

> So we won't be making this change.  Sorry.
>
> Closing this as wontfix.

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