Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.swapon.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Keith Thompson Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: char? Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:40:40 -0700 Organization: None to speak of Lines: 26 Message-ID: <878udiikvb.fsf@kst-u.example.com> References: <87d22uin3p.fsf@kst-u.example.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="9be37d943435275679235b07c7947eef"; logging-data="5107"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18gh7MFoBesGaawSjMbsvom" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:oUz/nAZUPwVink/6VgeZgoySpAA= sha1:RNxklMVj9yeQBebadJtKgeItsM0= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:60955 "Bill Cunningham" writes: > "Keith Thompson" wrote in message > news:87d22uin3p.fsf@kst-u.example.com... >> This is covered in Seebs's Infrequently Asked Questions list, >> : >> >> 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 Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc. "We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this." -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"