>> Of course nobody says "This is in F sharp, C sharp" rather than
>> saying it's in D.
> Actually, I have heard people say things like "Let's play it in two
> sharps" occasionally, but I'd agree that this isn't common phrasing
> in any crowd that I hang out with.
I play a lot with diatonic moothie players. They use hand signals for
this: two fingers up for two sharps, one finger down for F...
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