Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!iuvax!pwp From: pwp@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: TeX pronounciation Message-ID: <16000013@iuvax> Date: 8 Sep 88 05:55:00 GMT References: <374@polyof.UUCP> Organization: Indiana University CSCI, Bloomington Lines: 4 Nf-ID: #R:polyof.UUCP:-37400:iuvax:16000013:000:257 Nf-From: iuvax.cs.indiana.edu!pwp Sep 8 00:55:00 1988 The reason for the Tek pronounciation is discussed in the TeX book I believe. It is from the Greek letter chi. Reading between the lines it might possible have something to do with trade marks also. There are also some connections with technology and text.