sizeof(char) ≤ sizeof(short) ≤ sizeof(int)
≤ sizeof(long) sizeof(float) ≤ sizeof(double)

twochars = (getchar() < 8) | getchar();
ptr[count] = name[++count];
printf("%c %c", getchar(), getchar());
... however ...
word[n++] = ch;  //ok
*cp++ = ch;      //ok