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minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWait is the TeX not short for “text”? I’ve always pronounced them the same.
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThe “X” is the greek letter, pronounced like the ch in Bach. Knuth explains this in the TeXbook, think TeXnician, not TeXpert.
Wait is the TeX not short for “text”? I’ve always pronounced them the same.
The “X” is the greek letter, pronounced like the ch in Bach. Knuth explains this in the TeXbook, think TeXnician, not TeXpert.