% !Mode:: "TeX:UTF-8" \chapter{The Name of the Game} \section{xxx} \subsection{xxx} \subsubsection{xxxx} \section{xxx} \subsection{xxx} \subsubsection{xxxx} English words like `technology' stem from a Greek root beginning with the letters $\tau\epsilon\chi\ldots\,$; and this same Greek word means {\sl art\/} as well as technology. Hence the name \TeX, which is an uppercase form of $\tau\epsilon\chi$.{TeX (actually \TeX), meaning of} $\tau\epsilon\chi$ Insiders pronounce the $\chi$ of \TeX\ as a Greek chi, not as an `x', so that \TeX\ rhymes with the word blecchhh. It's the `ch' sound in Scottish words like {\sl loch\/} or German words like {\sl ach\/}; it's a Spanish `j' and a Russian `kh'. When you say it correctly to your computer, the terminal may become slightly moist. The purpose of this pronunciation exercise is to remind you that \TeX\ is primarily concerned with high-quality technical manuscripts: Its emphasis is on art and technology, as in the underlying Greek word. If you merely want to produce a passably good document---something acceptable and basically readable but not really beautiful---a simpler system will usually suffice. With \TeX\ the goal is to produce the {\sl finest\/} quality; this requires more attention to detail, but you will not find it much harder to go the extra distance, and you'll be able to take special pride in the finished product. On the other hand, it's important to notice another thing about \TeX's name: The `E' is out of kilter. This {logo} displaced `E' is a reminder that \TeX\ is about typesetting, and it distinguishes \TeX\ from other system names. In fact, {TEX} (pronounced {\sl tecks\/}) is the admirable {\sl Text EXecutive\/} processor developed by {Honeywell Information Systems}. Since these two system names are {Bemer, Robert, see TEX, ASCII} pronounced quite differently, they should also be spelled differently. The correct way to refer to \TeX\ in a computer file, or when using some other medium that doesn't allow lowering of the `E', is to type `|TeX|'. Then there will be no confusion with similar names, and people will be primed to pronounce everything properly.