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From: Bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: how cast works?
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:56:01 +0100
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On 14/08/2024 00:46, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> 
>> So, for all this fuss about 'cast' in the Standard, it isn't even
>> a reserved word in C itself.
> 
> Many or most of the defined terms in the C standard are not
> keywords or reserved words in the C language.

My point was, if 'cast' /was/ a reserved word, then you'd have to get it 
just right with no quibbling.

But it isn't. A bit silly to apply just as strict rules to humans 
discussing topics in English. It's not as though usenet messages are 
going to be compiled with 'gcc -Wpedantic'!