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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: how cast works?
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
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> Since C likes to use the term 'cast' for such conversions,

C never uses the term "cast" to refer to implicit conversions.

>                                                            I don't see
> a problem with talking about implicit and explicit versions.
>
> It just seems to irk the pedantics here.

That does seem to be your goal.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */