> > 2. TeX and the X pronounced as the Greek chi is absolutely NOT like
> > "Bach" or "Loch"! There are two very different versions of "ch", the
> > Bach and Loch version being more deep throat and ugly, and the chi and
> > TeX version being softer and higher, it is somewhat a relative to
> > "fffff".
>
> Where do you take that from? You should not trust too much the German
> way of pronouncing chi, that's not realy valuable as reference here :-)
>
> > The vowel just before the "ch" in question decides about that: a, o
> > and u call for the darker Bach/Loch pronounciation, and e and i call
> > for the softer chi/TeX version.
>
> But does this also apply for a mixed construct like TeX? looking here
> http://www.greek-language.com/alphabet I find that Donald Knuth's
> instruction how to pronounce seem to be correct ("Not found in English.
> Much like Spanish 'j'") and the Spanish 'j' is definitely not like the
> ch in 'ich'.
the fact that knuth offers different pronunciation guides seems to me
to indicate that he's not really concerned all that much, so long as
it's not pronounced as english "x".
i've been at a meeting where he's heard different pronunciations ("ch"
as in german "ich" - michel goossens; as modern greek isolated chi -
me[*]; as ch in bach - several others), and i saw no sign that he
cared one jot.
i've had really quite angry mail about my slightly flippant answer in
the tex faq on this topic. i can't be bothered, frankly.
robin
[*] of course, chi tends to lose its gutterality in modern speech
(becoming a mere "h"), though my teacher made it gutteral when he was
telling us spellings. i don't know classical or biblical greek, so
can't comment about them.
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