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Re: CHAR or CAR Survey

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:42:12 +0100
Message-ID: <3d3879a6$0$8508$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>


consider the son's name and reflect on the error of your ways

I couldn't resist either.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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"Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:LKTZ8.38634$Hj3.116970_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...

> I've always pronounced David Bowie, David Bow(as in tie a bow)-ee, but I
> know of many others that like to pronounce it David Bow(as in ship)-ee.
>
> Pretty fascinating stuff.
>
> Sorry, just couldn't resist :)
>
> Richard
> "Alan" <alanshein_at_erols.com> wrote in message
> news:ah70ht$r20st$1_at_ID-114862.news.dfncis.de...
> > Just curious...
> >
> > I've heard CHAR pronounced as "car" and as "char" (as when you almost
burn
> > something). Which do you favor?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Fri Jul 19 2002 - 15:42:12 CDT

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