char arrayOfStrings[10][20];
strcpy(arrayOfStrings[0], "Hello");
strcpy(arrayOfStrings[1], "world");
strcpy(arrayOfStrings[2], "my name is");
//etc.
or a variant to adding string literals
char word[20] ;
cout << "enter a word/phrase of less than 20 characters, including any spaces" << endl;
cin >> word;
strcpy(arrayOfStrings[8], word);