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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: Integral types and own type definitions (was Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:55:26 -0700
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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:45:50 +0000
> Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 26/03/2025 14:01, Michael S wrote:
>>
>>> But your school in UK taught you the same meaning of 'whole
>>> numbers' as James's school in US.
>>
>> What makes you think so?
>
> It seems, he said it himself in one of replies.
>
>> Mine certainly didn't.
>
> But you are significantly older than David.  Not sure about James.

Unfortunately the sub-conversation has turned into a debate
about what the phrase "whole numbers" does or should mean.
The important point is that different people understand it
differently, and consequently "whole numbers" is not a good
substitute for the word "integers".