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How do you say "MYSQL"?

Always MY - SEQUEL
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Always MY - S - Q - L
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Either or
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I can't stand people who say MY - SEQUEL
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I can't stand people who say MY - S - Q - L
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feyd
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reminds me of the jiff versus ghiff pronounciation of GIF, but less religious in ending fight results :)
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Post by Roja »

What really gets my goat is people talking about a database, and calling it a "SQL" database.

When I ask, "Do you mean Microsoft SQL?" (and they do), they look at me in disbelief that there are other SQL makers.

No, the database world is NOT only Microsoft.
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Post by sticksys »

My - Es Q El
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Post by nielsene »

My pet peeve is people who equate SQL with Relational.... SQL is such a flawed implementation of relational... even if its the best we have...
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Roja wrote:It was interesting living in Arkansas for a while
That's too cool - I live in Arkansas.

My - S - Q - L - although it drives me mad when my dad says Sequel (he doesn't use MySQL, but he does use other *SQL databases), and he always "corrects" me when I say My - S - Q - L. :)
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Post by pilau »

Deemo wrote:For some reason, it annoys me when people say My-sequel. Its like pronouncing the FBI as fibbi
As I once used to say when I was 13: LMFAO!

For me, it's My S-Q-L. How can you say "Sequel"? It's sort of... childish.
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Post by feyd »

the pronunciation sounds like logical progression to me though..

Structured Query Language :arrow: S-Que-L :arrow: Se-Que-L :arrow: Sequel
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Pronouncing it "Sequel" is similar to pronouncing "LOL" as "lawl".
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My "Sequel" reminds me of "prequels" (and for some reason of Star Wars :roll: ). Why would anyone want to talk about what comes after them? My sequel, my prequel, moo-dee-quel, qualalpoopeeequel. S Q L.

Back in ancient Rome no-one said Spequar for SPQR (and those that might have were crucified before they could say "By Jove").
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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