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From: gold@trane.UUCP (Michael Gold)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Pronunciation of 'char'
Message-ID: <286@trane.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Oct-87 17:29:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: trane.286
Posted: Wed Oct 14 17:29:20 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 17-Oct-87 03:48:07 EDT
References: none <4575@cae780.TEK.COM>
Organization: Aurora Systems San Francisco, California
Lines: 20
Keywords: C language pronunciation
Summary: Possible answer to 'char' pronunciation controversy
Xref: mnetor comp.lang.c:4921 comp.lang.misc:743

In article <4575@cae780.TEK.COM>, comdisco@cae780.TEK.COM (Comdisco) writes:
> 
> 	We are having an intense debate ...  concern[ing] the proper
> pronunciation of the C language variable type "char".
> 
>    1. One group claims it is pronounced like first syllable of "charcoal".
>    2. Another group says it is pronounced like the word "car".
>    3. Still another group says it is pronounced "care".

I'd suggest a fourth option, somewhere between 2) and 3), that is:
pronounce it like the first syllable of "character".  Isn't this the
most natural choice?

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Michael Gold
Aurora Systems   311 Penobscot Drive   Redwood City, CA
UUCP:	{ucbvax,sun}!ptsfa!trane!gold

The options expressed above represent those of the author alone, and not
those of the Aurora management, investors, or collegues.