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[–] CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (35 children)

I’ve not heard anyone pronounce them the same, but I don’t doubt they’re out there. Probably a decent overlap with the people who pronounce GIF like the peanut butter.

[–] corvi@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 week ago (15 children)

I guess I’m one of them. I’ve never used LaTeX, but I don’t know how else I’d pronounce that.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My PhD supervisor insisted it was "Law-tex"

[–] kayohtie@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago

That's how you can tell if someone is into latex (kink), they don't feel comfortable calling LaTeX (tech) by the same pronunciation around people.

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