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To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>
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	Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de>
Subject: Re: How is "TeX" typically pronounced? 
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Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 09:13:36 -0400
From: "Donald R. Tyson" <tyson@stanfordalumni.org>
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Meddling here, but Professor Knuth is pretty clear on this
in his book (page 1, The TeXbook):

``Insiders pronounce the X of TeX as a Greek chi, not as an
`x', so that TeX rhymes with the word **blecchh**. (emphasis
added). ... When you say it correctly to your computer, the
terminal may become slightly moist.''

Not sure whether this meets the definition of
``effectively pronounce'' or not, but it's what the author of TeX
says.

Don Tyson

> On 9 May 2000, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> 
> > How do English speakers effectively pronounce "TeX"?
> 
> "Tek", although some of my co-students pronounce it "Tex".
> 
> Kris
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