Pronunciation of "char"

[Debajit Adhikary]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

 

[Lew Pitcher]

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Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

AFAIK, no one has been trivial enough to declare a standard
pronunciation for the C keyword "char".

In any case, to me "char" is pronounced "char", not "tchar" or "kar".


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Lew Pitcher, IT Consultant, Enterprise Application Architecture
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group

(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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[Richard Bos]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

Undoubtedly Stroustrup pronounces the full word "tcharatster", but I do
not.

Richard

 

[Alex Fraser]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

IME, native English speakers mostly say "tchar" (and all say "karakter").
There's always one or two oddballs though .

"Char" is an English word, spoken "tchar".

Alex

 

[Kenny McCormack]

IME, native English speakers mostly say "tchar" (and all say "karakter").
There's always one or two oddballs though .

"Char" is an English word, spoken "tchar".

I don't follow this. Where is the 't' coming from?

I pronounce it "char", like in "char broiled steaks".

 

[Dan Pop]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

Read the FAQ. It deals even with such trivia!

Dan

 

[Dan Pop]

IME, native English speakers mostly say "tchar" (and all say "karakter").
There's always one or two oddballs though .

"Char" is an English word, spoken "tchar".

But, unlike the C keyword "char", it is entirely unrelated to character
types. In English, semantics often dictate pronunciation, as in
"bass" (ichthyology) vs "bass" (music) or "read" (present tense) vs "read"
(past tense).

So, even for a native English speaker, I consider "tchar" as some kind
of machismo. The ones I know used "kar" (in a C context, obviously).

BTW, what about the French programmers? Are they faithful to their
people's practice of pronouncing everything according to the French
pronunciation rules and say "shar" or do they apply the "semantics
dictate pronunciation" rule and say "kar" (from "caractère")?

Dan

 

[Alex Fraser]

I don't follow this. Where is the 't' coming from?

Say "tuh shah". And again, but slightly faster. And again, faster still. And
again, ...

Alex

 

[Alex Fraser]

But, unlike the C keyword "char", it is entirely unrelated to character
types.
True.

In English, semantics often dictate pronunciation, as in
"bass" (ichthyology) vs "bass" (music) or "read" (present tense) vs
"read" (past tense).

So, even for a native English speaker, I consider "tchar" as some kind
of machismo.

I pity your insecurity if you think that is so .

Seriously though, I can't say I ever gave it much thought; to me it's just a
case of "I say tomahto, you say tomayto," I use what I first heard, and I
couldn't care less how other people say it, as long as the meaning is clear.

Alex

 

[Gordon Burditt]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"

and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

ANSI C does not require pronunciation at all. Any pronunciation is
platform-specific and probably programmer-specific as well.

Gordon L. Burditt

 

[Serge Paccalin]

Le mardi 20 juillet 2004 à 16:53, Dan Pop a écrit dans comp.lang.c :

BTW, what about the French programmers? Are they faithful to their
people's practice of pronouncing everything according to the French
pronunciation rules and say "shar" or do they apply the "semantics
dictate pronunciation" rule and say "kar" (from "caractère")?

It depends. Some pronounce "shar", others pronounce "kar".

Note that there is a French word spelled "char", pronounced "shar", and
meaning "tank", in the military sense (i.e. the armoured vehicule).

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[Emmanuel Delahaye]

Dan Pop a utilisé son clavier pour écrire :

BTW, what about the French programmers? Are they faithful to their
people's practice of pronouncing everything according to the French
pronunciation rules and say "shar"

Like my coworkers, I say 'shar'.

or do they apply the "semantics
dictate pronunciation" rule and say "kar" (from "caractère")?

Never heard 'kar' in France in this context.

 

[Emmanuel Delahaye]

Serge Paccalin a écrit :

Note that there is a French word spelled "char", pronounced "shar", and
meaning "tank", in the military sense (i.e. the armoured vehicule).

'char' It's also a car in French Canadian.

 

[Dan Pop]

Note that there is a French word spelled "char", pronounced "shar", and
meaning "tank", in the military sense (i.e. the armoured vehicule).

I know, but it is as relevant as the English "char" word.

Dan

 

[Dan Pop]

'char' It's also a car in French Canadian.

Since Canadian is not a language, I guess you're talking about Canadian
French ;-)

Dan

 

[Keith Thompson]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

Peter Seebach's excellent Infrequently Asked Questions list,
<http://www.plethora.net/~seebs/faqs/c-iaq.html>, says:

19.26: How do you pronounce ``char''?

Like the first word of ``char *''. The accent is generally on the
first syllable.

Seriously, though, I don't think there's any real consensus on the
issue.

 

[Kenny McCormack]

Say "tuh shah". And again, but slightly faster. And again, faster still. And
again, ...

Alex

Still don't get it. Sounds like I'm dictating a letter to a former leader
of Iran.

 

[Default User]

Now I know (from Stroustrup's site) that "char" is pronounced "tchar"
and not "kar".

Does the same hold true largely in the C world?

No no, it's pronounced "throat-warbler mangrove".




Brian Rodenborn

 

[kal]

Read the FAQ. It deals even with such trivia!

What do you know, it IS there!

Question 20.39

How do you pronounce ``char''?

You can pronounce the C keyword ``char'' in at least
three ways: like the English words ``char,'' ``care,''
or ``car;'' the choice is arbitrary.

Of course the correct pronunciation is "khar" just as
the correct pronunciation of "caesar" is "kaisar".

But the standard does not define pronunciations, so saying
this aloud may result in undefined behaviour.

 

[Martin Ambuhl]

No no, it's pronounced "throat-warbler mangrove".

Then why isn't it spelt "Raymond Luxury Yacht"?