[QUOTE=bios_hazard;26236876]You wouldn't download a "car"[/QUOTE]
I don't think I would download a "char", either.
care
Char like car and boolean like boo-lian.
God I'm fucking retarded according to most people here.
Cah (English accent where R's disappear at the end of words) and bowlin.
Now that I think about it, I've said it 'Care' 'Char' and 'Car' at different times. I think I've done this with alot of words.. :ohdear:
Sha-
Like charades.
care as in care
I have no idea how/why people are even getting the idea to pronounce it care or sha
[QUOTE=r4nk_;26240355]I have no idea how/why people are even getting the idea to pronounce it care or sha[/QUOTE]
Character(1 byte ASCII, to be exact) was abbreviated to char for the datatype. The pronunciation is just the original word minus the "aracter".
As for sha. I'd guess they're pronouncing the "ch" as it is sometimes "sh", and the "ar" as a british "ar" ("ah"), making "sha". (then again I have no idea why for this one)
I myself use "care".
Are the people saying care american or something? The only way I can see your explanation is that they normally say character as "care-act-er" which is how I would say it if i was putting on a strong foney american accent (I'm an aussie), and hence when it's just char they would say care.
News just in! People pronounce things differently if there is no defined pronunciation. People of the internet in a state of shock.
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[QUOTE=r4nk_;26241512]Are the people saying care american or something? The only way I can see your explanation is that they normally say character as "care-act-er" which is how I would say it if i was putting on a strong foney american accent (I'm an aussie), and hence when it's just char they would say care.[/QUOTE]
Character pronunciation is defined though, and it's defined as "k'erikter" which is "care-ick-ter", which is how everyone I know pronounces it.
[QUOTE=Disfunction;26236018]You mean unsigned byte. :eng101:[/QUOTE]
I don't know which compiler you use, but with most, types are signed if you don't specify them as unsigned.
Except for chars. Most compilers default that to unsigned. But other primitives will default to signed.
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Or not.
Learnin' all day erryday...
kaer
[editline]23rd November 2010[/editline]
like "kär".
[QUOTE=dag10;26246478]Except for chars. Most compilers default that to unsigned. But other primitives will default to signed.[/QUOTE]
[cpp]#include <iostream>
int main()
{
char c = 200;
}[/cpp]
[b]G++ 4.1.2[/b]
[code]Line 5: warning: overflow in implicit constant conversion[/code]
[b]Visual Studio 2010 compiler[/b]
[code]main.cpp(5): warning C4309: 'initializing' : truncation of constant value[/code]
I'm sure there's some reason for why I and many other people pronounce it "car". I figure it has something to do with the "ch" sound using more of the surface of your tongue than a "kuh" sound, as many words in North American English (I don't know about other accents and regions) use hard syllable sounds. I've heard from a British friend that Americans tend to speak more with the exhaust of their noses, as English accents have a tone in which they don't utilize more of their nostrils.
tl;dr: Brits are saying "char", Americans are saying "car".
[QUOTE=dag10;26246478]Except for chars. Most compilers default that to unsigned. But other primitives will default to signed.[/QUOTE]
[cpp]#include <limits>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
std::cout << (std::numeric_limits<char>::is_signed ? "signed" : "unsigned") << std::endl;
}[/cpp]
Outputs signed on g++ 4.6 experimental trunk build.
[QUOTE=ZeekyHBomb;26247207][cpp]#include <limits>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
std::cout << (std::numeric_limits<char>::is_signed ? "signed" : "unsigned") << std::endl;
}[/cpp]
Outputs signed on g++ 4.6 experimental trunk build.[/QUOTE]
Oh you and your fancy proof :saddowns:
[QUOTE=r4nk_;26241512]Are the people saying care american or something? The only way I can see your explanation is that they normally say character as "care-act-er" which is how I would say it if i was putting on a strong foney american accent (I'm an aussie), and hence when it's just char they would say care.[/QUOTE]
Good point. I hadn't really thought about differences in word pronunciation before. Anyways, the people saying char most likely say character like this (I do anyway). [url]http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:en-us-character.ogg[/url]
[QUOTE=r4nk_;26241512]Are the people saying care american or something? The only way I can see your explanation is that they normally say character as "care-act-er" which is how I would say it if i was putting on a strong foney american accent (I'm an aussie), and hence when it's just char they would say care.[/QUOTE]
everyone I know in the united states who actually pronounces this word pronounces it care, and I know a few canadians and brits that pronounce it that way too.
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[QUOTE=BMCHa;26249669]Good point. I hadn't really thought about differences in word pronunciation before. Anyways, the people saying char most likely say character like this (I do anyway). [url]http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:en-us-character.ogg[/url][/QUOTE]
yes
@r4nk_ & his disagree
All the below sources say "care-ick-ter"...
[url]http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=character+as+word[/url]
[url]http://www.forvo.com/word/character#en[/url] [b]This one has three people pronouncing it, one from the UK, one from the US, and one from Australia[/b]
[url]http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=character&submit=Submit[/url]
Am I the only one that says it like "chair"?
:saddowns:
[QUOTE=NorthernGate;26261104]@r4nk_ & his disagree
All the below sources say "care-ick-ter"...
[url]http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=character+as+word[/url]
[url]http://www.forvo.com/word/character#en[/url] [b]This one has three people pronouncing it, one from the UK, one from the US, and one from Australia[/b]
[url]http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=character&submit=Submit[/url][/QUOTE]
They don't say Care-ick-ter, they say Cah-rick-ter.
And that aussie sounds like a dweeb
[QUOTE=pro ruby dev;26261535]They don't say Care-ick-ter, they say Cah-rick-ter.
And that aussie sounds like a dweeb[/QUOTE]
Cahr, Care. It's the same thing, you're just being picky now.
[QUOTE=NorthernGate;26262200]Cahr, Care. It's the same thing, you're just being picky now.[/QUOTE]
I don't know how you speak, but to me, care and cah are completely different sounds.
I've always said it as "char" like charcoal.
Most of the people I know pronounce it this way though routinely there's a few that pronounce it as "car." Can't say I know anyone that says "care."
You'd think "care" would be more popular because it's "proper" but I believe that because the "char" sound is more unique it's easier to distinguish in programming jargon... or maybe I'm just used to it.
Char, Boleean and Integ-ger.
[QUOTE=wingless;26264697]Char, Boleean and Integ-ger.[/QUOTE]
You really gonna come into a thread asking how you say 'Char' and answer with 'Char'?
[QUOTE=pro ruby dev;26262555]I don't know how you speak, but to me, care and cah are completely different sounds.[/QUOTE]
Except we're talking about care and cahr, not care and cah. The "cahr" still ends with the 'air' sound at the end, the only difference is there is a slightly increased emphasis on the "ah" sound in a lot of other accents.
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