Good morning.
Do you pronounce 'char' as [I]car[/I] or [i]char - as in charred wood[/I]?
I pronounce it the latter way, because for some reason that's how I've been pronouncing it since I started programming and it's hard to change.
Most people I hear pronounce it the former way however. So Facepunch, how do [I]you[/I] pronounce it?
char
Car!
I just say character :[.
[QUOTE=dag10;26195590]Good morning.
Do you pronounce 'char' as [I]car[/I] or [I]char - as in charred wood[/I]?
I pronounce it the latter way, because for some reason that's how I've been pronouncing it since I started programming and it's hard to change.
Most people I hear pronounce it the former way however. So Facepunch, how do [I]you[/I] pronounce it?[/QUOTE]
char is a shortening for character so if you want to stay faithful to the original word you'd pronounce it like the char in character.
people who aren't dumb pronounce it like char in charred though.
who the hell pronounces char as car? that really must be a british thing I have never ever heard it pronounced that way
[QUOTE=Soda;26195640]char is a shortening for character so if you want to stay faithful to the original word you'd pronounce it like the char in character.
people who aren't dumb pronounce it like char in charred though.[/QUOTE]
I know it's short for character. Saying it as [I]car[/I] just sounds really funny to me though. Mainly because, although it's short for character, in most uses it's used as a byte primitive rather than a character (depending on the application).
Like some others have mentioned, I say "character" or pronounce only the "char" portion as in "character".
I see absolutely no reason not to.
[QUOTE=dag10;26195651]I know it's short for character. Saying it as [I]car[/I] just sounds really funny to me though. Mainly because, although it's short for character, in most uses it's used as a byte primitive rather than a character (depending on the application).[/QUOTE]
as if that effects what it is and where it came from?
but uhhh character doesn't have the word car anywhere in it it sounds more like care-acter
Damn, I thought most people would pronounce it like "car". :/
[QUOTE=Soda;26195640]char is a shortening for character so if you want to stay faithful to the original word you'd pronounce it like the char in character.
[B]people who aren't dumb pronounce it like char in charred though.[/B]
who the hell pronounces char as car? that really must be a british thing I have never ever heard it pronounced that way[/QUOTE]
Because everyone that pronounces a word a certain way must be dumb, right?
:downs:
[QUOTE=Soda;26195675]as if that effects what it is and where it came from?[/QUOTE]
I said that's why it sounds funny to me. I wasn't talking about how it affected anybody else besides me, so what are you getting at.
[QUOTE=Soda;26195675]but uhhh character doesn't have the word car anywhere in it it sounds more like care-acter[/QUOTE]
Well, I chose car because I'm specifically talking about the pronunciation of the "ch". Would you have been happier if I said [I]care[/I] instead of [I]car[/I]? I can change it if you want.
[QUOTE=Pie108;26195738]Char.
[img_thumb]http://eu.guildwars.com/images/uploads/charr2.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
That is Charr
car
[editline]21st November 2010[/editline]
the real question is, boo-lean or boo-lian
kar
and boolean (and not as in "lean", I pronounce the a)
Char, and boolean as booleen :v:
Char(grilled) and Boolian and intejer (instead of integ-ger, like I heard it said...)
care
Char, as in shaar and Boolean as in booleen
Char as in charred wood and boolean as in boo-li-an.
Tjar I guess.
And what the bomb above me said.
[QUOTE=mechanarchy;26197361]Char(grilled) and Boolian and intejer (instead of integ-ger, like I heard it said...)[/QUOTE]
That's how I do it as well.
Saying car makes you sound like an idiot, so just watch out
khar
with a rolled r
I pronounce it "car" too. Guess it is a British thing.
I still can't work out why Americans drop the 'h' in 'herbs'. When I hear someone say 'ERRRBZZ' I cringe.
[QUOTE=eXeC64;26198195]I pronounce it "car" too. Guess it is a British thing.
I still can't work out why Americans drop the 'h' in 'herbs'. When I hear someone say 'ERRRBZZ' I cringe.[/QUOTE]
No, it's not a British thing. We were even told in uni not to pronounce it "car" because we'd be laughed at.
[QUOTE=mechanarchy;26197361]Char(grilled) and Boolian and intejer (instead of integ-ger, like I heard it said...)[/QUOTE]
this
{Char}mander.
When I don't think about it, I pronounce it char as in... char. Technically it [I]could be[/I] pronounced like "car", 'cause the 'char' in 'character' sorta sounds like 'car', and char is derived from the word character.
[QUOTE=efeX;26196581]car
[editline]21st November 2010[/editline]
the real question is, boo-lean or boo-lian[/QUOTE]
I say boo-lian
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