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minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·vor 11 MonatenBecause 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.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·vor 11 MonatenThe 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.
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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·vor 11 MonatenMeh, it’s pronounced Latex. I’ve chosen my hill to die on. Pretending it’s a “k” or “ch” sound is dumb.
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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 11 MonatenYeah, but I prefer to pronounce latex properly, just like the rubber.
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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·vor 11 MonatenNah, just LaTeX, the typesetting system. The one named entirely in characters from the English alphabet, named after the polymer emulsion.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·vor 11 MonatenPetition to change the name to RX4
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 11 Monaten99 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.)
Because 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.
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.
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Meh, it’s pronounced Latex. I’ve chosen my hill to die on. Pretending it’s a “k” or “ch” sound is dumb.
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Yeah, but I prefer to pronounce latex properly, just like the rubber.
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Nah, just LaTeX, the typesetting system. The one named entirely in characters from the English alphabet, named after the polymer emulsion.
Petition to change the name to RX4
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.)