When Not Capitalized Correctly

When Not Capitalized Correctly
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The classic academic miscommunication! In the top panel, our bookstore couple appears to be bonding over a shared love of latex gloves. But the bottom panel reveals the brutal truth - she's actually referring to LaTeX, the document preparation system that's caused more formatting nightmares than any relationship ever could.

Nothing says "I'm an academic" quite like the thrill of perfectly rendered equations. Meanwhile, he's probably thinking about lab safety protocols. Two nerds, two completely different worlds - separated forever by capitalization and pronunciation ("lay-tech" vs "lay-teks"). This is why scientists should always specify their notation before attempting to flirt.

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