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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-TeXpronounce.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-TeXpronounce.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..375ad3aa38a --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-TeXpronounce.html @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +<head> +<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label TeXpronounce</title> +</head><body> +<h3>How should I pronounce "TeX"?</h3> +<p>The 'X' is "really" the Greek letter +Chi, +and is pronounced by English-speakers either a bit like the 'ch' in +the Scots word 'loch' ([x] in the IPA) or like 'k'. It definitely is +not pronounced 'ks' (the Greek letter with that sound doesn't look +remotely like the Latin alphabet 'X'). +<p>This curious usage derives from Knuth's explanation in the TeXbook +that the name comes from the Greek word for 'art' or 'craft' +('<em>techni</em>'), +which is the root of the English word 'technology'; the logo TeX is +merely the uppercase version of the first three (Greek) letters of the +word. +<p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=TeXpronounce">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=TeXpronounce</a> +</body> |