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0 pointsjustinclift2y ago0 comments

> But programming paradigms and terminology are all invented inside America.

That's a strange thing to claim. Do you think people in other countries have just never done any of that?

> The only thing is I also say it like "latex". :C That's how it's fucking spelled!

Yeah, same here. Wonder if others are pronouncing it like "latte" (the coffee) or something...

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I said it as latex when I first just read it, but then most professors and such around me said it like La-teck. So I think that's the right way.

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0 pointsjustinclift2y ago0 comments

> But programming paradigms and terminology are all invented inside America.

That's a strange thing to claim. Do you think people in other countries have just never done any of that?

> The only thing is I also say it like "latex". :C That's how it's fucking spelled!

Yeah, same here. Wonder if others are pronouncing it like "latte" (the coffee) or something...

I said it as latex when I first just read it, but then most professors and such around me said it like La-teck. So I think that's the right way.

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