Numara caracterele din doua siruri

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
void main(void)
{ char a[256], b[256];
int i,j,nr,l,m,c,d;
printf("introduceti primul sir:"); gets(a);
printf("introduceti al doilea sir:"); gets(b);
l=strlen(a);
m=strlen(b);
c=0;
d=0;
nr=0;
for (i=1;i<=l;i++) c++;
for (j=1;j<=m;j++) d++;
nr=c+d;
printf("nr de caractere din cele doua siruri este: %d\n",nr);
}