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And let's not get started about the spelling vs pronunciation of LaTeX, NGINX, and Kubernetes.
by justin_oaks 3y ago
And let's not get started about the spelling vs pronunciation of LaTeX, NGINX, and Kubernetes.
- dymk 3y agoClarify? All of those have straightforward pronunciations and spellings, with maybe nginx's spelling the exception, but it's also very popular.
- MzHN 3y agoWikipedia lists two pronunciations for LaTeX: "/ˈlɑːtɛk/ LAH-tek or /ˈleɪtɛk/ LAY-tek". On top of those, I've also heard the k at the end be replaced with h, which would also be correct, as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_(letter) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_(letter) The common pronunciation of latex /ˈleɪˌtɛks/ would be incorrect. For Kubernetes, Wikipedia lists eight different pronunciations: /ˌk(j)uːbərˈnɛtɪs, -ˈneɪtɪs, -ˈneɪtiːz, -ˈnɛtiːz/, with the j after k being optional. NGINX feels like the most straightforward out of these, even though it is rarely pronounced correctly. As for myself, I like to call it NG Inks, as in next-gen tattoos, at least whenever I hear it pronounced wrong :)