How to pronounce C++11 in English, "c plus plus one one" or "c plus plus eleven"?
Thanks in advance.
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Since it's not a standard English word, there's no standard pronunciation. You'd need to check with whoever made it up, such as (possibly) the C++ Standards Committee, if you're referring to ISO/IEC 14882:2011.– LawrenceAug 14, 2018 at 13:25
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7It's eleven, plain and simple. Nobody refers to the year 11 as the year one-one.– RegDwigнtAug 14, 2018 at 13:27
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@RegDwigнt Only if you recognise that it's a (sort of) sequential number. On the other hand, phone numbers (say, 555-1234) aren't typically read as "five million five hundred and fifty-one million, two hundred and thirty-four". They are read digit-by-digit. The year 2018 is variously pronounced "twenty-eighteen" or "two thousand eighteen" etc. Even short sequences such as the 555-timer are often pronounced digit-by-digit. There is no context-free convention about the pronunciation of numbers.– LawrenceAug 14, 2018 at 13:48
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2In this case, the context (C++) lets one know to pronounce it as a year: "eleven".– L. Scott JohnsonAug 14, 2018 at 14:04
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@xmllmx Please edit the post to provide adequate context—where do you encounter this term, and why are references for this term inadequate for your needs?– chosterAug 14, 2018 at 15:59
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It's "See plus plus eleven".
I happen to be a C++ developer (and an English lover, for some reason)
The number is just the year of standardization. when a new C++ standard is standardized by ISO, that C++ standard is colloquially called "C++ (num)"
C++11 is the C++ standard that was approved by ISO in 2011, replacing the older standard of C++03.
