Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!uwvax!umn-d-ub!umn-cs!ems!rosevax!pwcs!quest!cnt!amir From: amir@cnt.MN.ORG (amir vafaei) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Pronunciation of 'char' Message-ID: <145@cnt.MN.ORG> Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 11:58:58 EDT Article-I.D.: cnt.145 Posted: Tue Oct 13 11:58:58 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Oct-87 00:07:46 EDT References: <4575@cae780.TEK.COM> <103@fxgrp.UUCP> Reply-To: amir@cnt.MN.ORG (amir vafaei) Organization: Computer Network Technology Corp. Minneapolis, MN. Lines: 76 Keywords: C language pronunciation Xref: mnetor comp.lang.c:5002 comp.lang.misc:754 In article <103@fxgrp.UUCP> ljz@fxgrp.UUCP (Lloyd Zusman) writes: >In article <4575@cae780.TEK.COM> comdisco@cae780.UUCP (Comdisco) writes: >> >> We are having an intense debate in our company which is costing >>us an enormous amount of time and money. The debate concerns 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". >> >> We would greatly appreciate any opinions on the subject. >> > >Well, you asked for it ... > >It is my totally biased and totally correct opinion that it should be >pronounced like the first syllable of "charcoal". Those people who >prefer to pronounce it like "car" should give up on C and go over to >Lisp. Those who pronounce it like "care" are, according to the illustrious >Bob Johnsen (of Saratoga, California) "wimps and Pascal users". > >So there! > >Lloyd Zusman Right on Lloyd. -- -Amir meccts!cnt!amir quest!cnt!amir