Um, I'm one of those geeks who pronounce TeX and LaTeX with a hard-k ending. Should I just keep mentally pronouncing the x in your name like 'ch' in 'loch'?

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Well, as long as the English language is failing so epically* ... yes.

(Philistine. ;-))

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* I know I'm fighting a losing linguistic battle here. But the lack of a greek χ sound is really starting to piss me off. To the point where I may have to start making a point of calling Jesus "Xrist." (Χριστος)

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Maybe indicate a "tlhIngan Hol" Q, as in "Qapla'"? It would only work seamlessly with sci-fi fan linguists, or die-hard Trekkies, but it'd cue them into the fact that it's not said 'cks'. That, and most video renditions of it are probably misspoken.

(Klingon is good with this- true, capitalization is freaky, but most of the letters sound at least a little like their Roman alphabet equivalents.)

Maybe carry a badge that you can flip out from under your shirt, that gives the correct spelling and pronunciation(like a dictionary)?

Or just have a friend who says it correctly introduce you to the person erring? (Perchance just introduce yourself correctly?)

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> Maybe carry a badge ...?

Actually, I own a T-shirt with the phonetic pronunciation spelled out on the front! I make a point of wearing it to cons, especially if I expect to meet 'net friends for the first time face-to-face.

I've been doing this for a decade, though, and I'm long past the point of hoping I can get people to say it right. :) The "TeX" thing was mostly to note in a gratified manner that there's other groups dealing with the same pronunciation issues.

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B_AX_IL?

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Not /bæxiːl/?

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