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Subject: Re: Pronunciation of 'char'
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I really didn't want to see this discussion propogate but ...

In Microsoft C, there is the type "char far *"; sometimes pronounced
"char far star".  It is easier to wrap your tongue around this if char
rhymes with far and star.