Andrew Bernard <andrew.bern...@gmail.com> writes: > Other sources suggest that Mr Kerr’s story is fabricated or > unreliable, and etymologists regard such stories with caution. > > http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-oct1.htm > > Amusingly, myself, apart from enjoying the word octothorpe, I also > call it ‘sharp’ (incorrectly), which brings us back to music!
We could call it "augmented fifth". Which is pretty much the same as an octosharp. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
