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From: grimlok@hubcap.UUCP (Mike Percy)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Pronunciation of 'char'
Message-ID: <558@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11-Oct-87 14:05:34 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 11 14:05:34 1987
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in article <1781@killer.UUCP>, richardh@killer.UUCP (Richard Hargrove) says:
> Xref: hubcap comp.lang.c:4224 comp.lang.misc:650
> 
> You are correct that the pronunciation should be the same as the first
> syllable of "charcoal". That's also the way it should be pronounced in
> Pascal as well, the "wimps" to the contrary. ;-)
> 
> What an incredibly trivial topic of discussion!

Where did you "look up" the "correct" pronounciation? My dictionary lists
two pronounciations of char 1) (Brit.) a chore or job 2) to burn or
scorch. Both of these ARE pronounced as in charcoal, granted. But char
in this case is short for character, just as int is short for integer,
float is for floating point, and struct is for structure. Since there is
(as yet) no definitive guide to pronounciation, why bother? You know
what someone means whether they say char(coal) or char(acter), so just
substitute whtever you like. Its not much harder than walking and
chewing gum...trust me.

Although I have posted this and other notes about char, this is such a
stupid, stupid, stupid thing to be wasting time on, espaecially when one
is supposed to be working (note that I posted this on a SUNDAY my day
off!)

Grimlok aka Mike Percy

"Hmm. Hadn't thought of that"