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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Difference between these pointer syntaxes
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:21:51 -0700
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already5chosen@yahoo.com writes:
> On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 5:20:52 PM UTC+3, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> 
>> Your claim that
>> arrays and pointers are the same thing is blatantly incorrect.
>
> The sentence "C arrays and pointers are the same thing" is incorrect
> in fine details.

It is incorrect in both fine details and overall concept.

> The sentence "C arrays and pointers have nothing in common" is
> blatantly incorrect.

Yes, it is.  So what?  I'm not aware that anyone has made such a
statement (though some have reacted *as if* somebody had made such
a statement).

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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