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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: char? |
| Date | Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:40:40 -0700 |
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"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> writes:
> "Keith Thompson" <kst-u@mib.org> wrote in message
> news:87d22uin3p.fsf@kst-u.example.com...
>> This is covered in Seebs's Infrequently Asked Questions list,
>> <http://www.seebs.net/faqs/c-iaq.html>:
>>
>> 19.26: How do you pronounce ``char''?
>>
>> Like the first word of ``char *''. The accent is generally on the
>> first syllable.
>
> I knew this was a stupid question. But I have always thought char as in
> "care" but I guess not.
It's not a stupid question, just one with no definitive answer. I've
heard at least 3 different pronunciations. I don't think there's any
basis for saying that any one of them is "correct".
It would be interesting to know how Dennis Ritchie pronounced it, but
even that wouldn't be definitive.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
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