Is the C++ preprocessor still needed?

Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by jsolson on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @03:03AM (#14306381)

We're going with VAR-care and care as correct pronunciations of both, right? Asked as a native US English speaker.

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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by w8rbt on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @07:45AM (#14307448)

I've never heard it pronounced that way, although 'care' is how the first syllable in the word 'character' is pronounced.

I've always heard it pronounced var char (the parts rhyme). Char is pronounced like when you burn/blacken a steak. "Char-grilled food is cooked over or under direct heat so that its surface becomes slightly black"

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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by Keyframe on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @09:55AM (#14308178)

Logic dictates it should be pronounced as char-acter, but my brain brings out char-coal always.

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