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> Just curious...
>
> I've heard CHAR pronounced as "car" and as "char" (as when you almost
> burn something). Which do you favor?
Neither. When I pronounce char, I use a ch as in the swiss-german word 'Chuchi Chaeschtli'. Native English speaking persons will have a hard time trying to articulate this. Then again, the same goes for me when I want to say a proper tee aych.
> While we're on the subject, in varchar, do you say vare or vahr? I've
> also heard bothm, though "vahr" seems to be a clear winner. "Vare"
> seems to be a function of accent/dialect.
Interestingly now, I pronounce the ch in varchar as in char (burn). The first part is more of a vahr. Never thought of this befor!
Rene
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