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[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The 'X' at the end of \LaTeX is actually a uppercase chi, so it pronounced with a 'k' sound.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

It's actually a ch-sound, as in Bach. But Knuth also thinks the k-pronunciation is fine.

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