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Well, LaTeX is a child of TeX. Knuth himself says TeX is pronounced tech, where the "ch" sounds the same as from the the word "Bach" (the composer). He also say
by shocks 14y ago
Well, LaTeX is a child of TeX. Knuth himself says TeX is pronounced tech, where the "ch" sounds the same as from the the word "Bach" (the composer). He also says "tech" (as in technology) is fine, but "tecks" is utterly wrong.
So, LaTeX is pronounced "Lay-tech" with the ch from "Bach".
"Lay-teck" is also correct, but "Lay-tecks" is completely wrong.
- ntumlin 14y agoIs the ch in technology different from the ch in Bach? I thought both were pronounced as a k.
- shocks 14y agoYes. The 'ch' in Bach is difficult to pronounce. There is no English word that even contains this sound. My suggestion is to look for a YouTube/similar video of someone saying the word! :) Maybe this could help. https://stanzebla.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/how-to-pronounce-bach-the-composer/ https://stanzebla.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/how-to-pronounce-... >> When you say a “ck” or “k” you lift a part of your tongue up to your palatine and tongue and palatine get contact. Then the tongue goes down fast and clicks. You don’t do that with a “ch” in german. To pronounce a german “ch” the tongue must not get contact with the palatine. Instead, let your tongue lie behind your teeth, drag it a bit to the back and try to narrow the larynx, now exhale. That’s a german “ch”. It sounds like the wheezing of Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (the original trilogy).