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It's funny because Fortran's official name now is Fortran, not FORTRAN.

Maybe who cares?

You, apparently.

Similarly, and less explicably, are people who program in "C" and don't understand when people mention the oddity. Do people not see quotes? Do they just add them and not realize?

I have found a strong correlation between people who say JAVA and country of origin. And thus have assumed it's an education thing.