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Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:
[...]
> Uh, what? I've never said "char pointer" in my life! There is no 
> universal consensus here, not by any means. People can't even agree on 
> how to pronounce 'char', never mind where in a sentence to put it!
[...]

The pronunciation of "char" was settled by Seebs's C 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.

https://www.seebs.net/faqs/c-iaq.html

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