Agreed. They turned this declaration: char (*(*x())[5])() into this English description: > declare x as function returning pointer to array 5 of pointer t

Agreed. They turned this declaration: char (*(*x())[5])() into this English description: > declare x as function returning pointer to array 5 of pointer to function returning char What was really needed was just to disentangle the function declarations, like this: x: fn () -> &((&fn () -> char)[5])