Petition to change the name to RX4
Comment on I 🖤 LaTeX
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 days agoBecause it’s not an X at the end, it’s a Greek chi. Same with the arXiv preprint distribution — it’s “archive,” not are-ex-iv.
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 days ago
99 what you did there…
(I know, IC isn’t valid Roman numeral representation of 99, but it was the only joke I could think of.)
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The greek χ should be a “ch” sound like “Bach” or “Loch”. And if you copy that last character from the project page or anything it’s definitely an X, not a χ.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Indeed, “CH” like “Bach” or “loch” is an accepted pronunciation of LaTeX. We didn’t have unicode in the 1980s and LaTeX is a logotype so it doesn’t really get to evolve.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Meh, it’s pronounced Latex. I’ve chosen my hill to die on. Pretending it’s a “k” or “ch” sound is dumb.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
You can mispronounce any word you like.