karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) (04/26/89)
In article <3582@nunki.usc.edu> jeenglis@nunki.usc.edu (Joe English) writes: >How does one "pronounce" C? Oh God, not this thread again. This is pretty much a religious issue. Some people pronounce "char" like the English word with the same spelling; others pronounce it like the first syllable of "character". (And whether the latter is the same as "care" depends on your dialect.) People will argue for one or the other on grounds of consistency, but it turns out that nobody uses a fully consistent style anyway. Next we start to discuss the correct pronunciation of symbols like `#' (sharp, pound, number, hash, mesh, grid, octothorp, tictactoeboard, etc.), common phrases like "bash bang splat", and then someone will post the complete list from The Hacker's Dictionary, including the Intercal names like "angle worm" for "<-". If we must go through this, let's keep it to comp.misc, okay? Karl W. Z. Heuer (ima!haddock!karl or karl@haddock.isc.com), The Walking Lint