Re: How Do You Pronounce char?
- From: TerryP <codemonkey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:20:27 -0500
Billy Bong wrote:
How is the Standard C type char pronounced?
I always assumed it was short for character and should be pronounced like
the char in character.
Recently we had a guy work for us who pronounced it like the char in
charcoal.
How do you pronounce char?
I can't say for the rest of the human race but I generally have two
pronunciations of every word. What I say in my mind and what comes out of
my mouth.
For the identifiers that are not true English words, my pronunciation is a
mixture of what they are mnemonic for and how they sound in my head.
char as in character, sounds a bit like 'cah-hair' some times to me but
could be the accent.
int as in "in it" because 'in teg er' would be longer for my tongue.
const as in constant minus ant.
#ifndef, usually 'if not deaf' or 'if na deaf' depending on how fast I say
it or *think* it.
#elif as 'el if', eg. I pronounce the el as an L, a habit of mine when
learning a new language is to figure out if it's else if; elif, elseif, or
drunk of the month club.
I've never paid much attention to it since it is rare I get to speak to any
one that knows the difference between a compiler and trash compactor. Hey
wait some times they do both ^_^.
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