[nly]

Now you're getting it. I also pronounce 'char' from C as if it's short for charred, rather than character. Principally because I find it easier easier to say 'char star' with that vocalisation. I know one guy who, if speaking quickly, would pronounce 'char* sugar' as 'caster sugar'... come to think of it, I'm not sure how Americans pronounce 'caster', but in the UK it's car-stir sugar. Not 'Casper', as in the friendly ghost, but with a 't'.

I've never had a problem with people using different pronunciations. It certainly keeps talking about code fresh.

[bjeanes]

cache is a fun one (cash or kay-sh?). Most Australians I know (and possibly people from the UK too) say it as "cash"

[DigitalJack]

Under what rules of pronunciation would it be Kay-sh?

I recognize pronunciation is more about exceptions than rules, but even so...