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Agreed. "actually portable" carries special significance in the context of αcτµαlly pδrταblε εxεcµταblε.

is there some background as to why it's written with epsilons, etc?

Justine gives a brief explanation in this thread from last year:

So just to upset greeks?

Not just Greeks - the irritation is portable across all nationalities.

It’s a rabbit hole once you go through that link :)