Comment on I 🖤 LaTeX
jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 days agoIndeed, “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.
Comment on I 🖤 LaTeX
jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 days agoIndeed, “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 3 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 2 days ago
You can mispronounce any word you like.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Yeah, but I prefer to pronounce latex properly, just like the rubber.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
If by “latex” you mean
\LaTeX, then that is impossible.