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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: char?
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:52:26 -0700
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"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> writes:
>     I have read that "char" as in type char is pronounded "char" as in 
> "charbroil". Is that right? Hum.

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.

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