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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:34 am
by feyd
reminds me of the jiff versus ghiff pronounciation of GIF, but less religious in ending fight results

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:49 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:51 pm
by sticksys
My - Es Q El
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:53 pm
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...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:14 pm
by The Monkey
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.

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:36 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:40 pm
by feyd
the pronunciation sounds like logical progression to me though..
Structured Query Language

S-Que-L

Se-Que-L

Sequel
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:47 pm
by The Monkey
Pronouncing it "Sequel" is similar to pronouncing "LOL" as "lawl".
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:32 pm
by patrikG
My "Sequel" reminds me of "prequels" (and for some reason of Star Wars

). 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").
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:46 pm
by neophyte