in C# sharp, how you pronounce 'T?'

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Published on 2010-02-12T20:24:13Z Indexed on 2010/04/07 2:53 UTC
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How do you pronounce 'bool?', 'int?' and their ilk? I've been mulling over options like "nullable of T", "T hook", "T huh", "T what" and "T" with a rising inflection.

I'm not particularly satisfied with these as they seem either cumbersome or affected or both.

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