[XeTeX] Pronunciation of "XeTeX" in various languages

[Robert Spence]

On 21 Feb 2007, at 21:58 , Bruno Voisin wrote:

> Le 21 févr. 07 à 21:44, Bruno Voisin a écrit :
>
>> Thinking about it a bit more, I would say you're right: x is usually
>> pronounced /gz/, as in "exercice", while /ks/ would rather be written
>> cc, as in "accessoire"
>
> ... or xc, as in "exception", or xt, as in "extrême". I imagine it
> may be similar to s, pronounced /z/ when it is surrounded by two
> vowels and /s/ when it is either surrounded by at least one consonant
> or doubled. In the same way, x would be pronounced /gz/ when it is
> surrounded by two vowels and /ks/ when it is surrounded by at least
> one consonant.
>
> Hope I'm not boring non-French speakers to death!

Then there'd be no one but French-speakers left...

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-- Bob Spence
Linguistique Appliquée
Université de la Sarre