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Re:Modern Latex by kashunstva on Monday May 05, 2025 @03:00AM (#43892563)
> it's pronounced "lay-tek"

Or “lah-tek”, the Wikipedia article doesn’t seem to address which, if either is preferred. And I think Leslie Lamport said that he didn’t want to impose any particular pronunciation.

Re:Modern Latex by mcv on Monday May 05, 2025 @03:29AM (#43892668)
I've always pronounced it lah-tech, with the guttural ch from the Greek chi, which is what the X represents.
Re:Modern Latex by mturmon on Monday May 05, 2025 @03:44AM (#43892729)
This is accurate.