declarations using pointers to functions

[Mark Brader]

Chris Torek (torek at elf.ee.lbl.gov) writes:

> Actually, since there are only two cases where the brackets may be empty,
> I would suggest instead reading
> 	[N]	as "array N of"
> and
> 	[]	as "array ? of"
> and NEVER forget the sizes until The Rule allows you to do so.

It's evident from his postings that Chris is happy with this locution.
For those of us who speak normal English, however, I suggest reading

	[N]	as "array of N ...s"
and
	[]	as "array of unknown number of ...s".

where ... is replaced by the appropriate type name.  I also suggest,
incidentally, reading

	*	as "pointer to ...s".

Note the plural, which is nonstandard C terminology; this is intended to
emphasize that it may point to the beginning of an array of the type.

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