strictured queer language

[rone]

[Poll #433623]

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[rwx.livejournal.com]

I pronounce the second syllable of sequel and SQL differently, so, 'sekwil' and 'sekwuhl.'

[anavolena.livejournal.com]

i insisted on es que el for a long time, but finally gave up because everyone i work with insists on sequel.

i so still say es ay pee, even tho' the folks who actually have to deal with them think it's something that flows inside trees.

[ptomblin-lj.livejournal.com]

I said "ess cue ell" even when working at Oracle where everybody said "sequel". But I call Oracle's SQL*foo "squeal splat foo".

BTW: Oracle internally uses (or at least, did in 1993) the worst email system ever devised - it makes Bloated Stoats look good in comparison.

[palecur.livejournal.com]

I pronounce it 'skool'. Also, 'tickle/teek,' 'sap,' 'huddaduhpuh' (http://), 'dubdubdub' (www), 'eff-tip' (ftp), 'rip-see' (RPC), and 'sigmil' (SGML).

I do spell out SOAP, though, just to be perverse.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

You'd best not say "huddaduhpuh" in my presence or i might just huddaduhpuh you in the head.

dubdubdub

[vardissakheli.livejournal.com]

The first time I wrote that I say "wuhwuhwuh," the inevitable response was, "You would."

[wisn.livejournal.com]

'ess-cue-ell', 'my-ess-cue-ell', 'post-gress-cue-ell', and 'sequel server'. This stems largely from dealing with MCSEs who developed their skills in an entirely different culture than the academic/unix folk I deal with.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_nicolai_/]

'sequel' is not entirely correct, as Sequel was the query language developed by the same people which predated SQL. However, I call it 'sequel' anyway.

PostgreSQL is post-gress-quell because it's "postgres" with "QL" added, not "postgre" with "SQL" added.

[pootrootbeer.livejournal.com]

Around here, the "Q" and "L" in PostgreSQL are silent.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_nicolai_/]

But Postgres and PostgreSQL are different things, so that confuses the issue.

[omarius.livejournal.com]

I use either "Sequel" or "S. Q. L." AFAICT I say "Sequel server" but say "S. Q. L." when I'm talking about the language. Go fig.

[coldsleep.livejournal.com]

"ess cue ell" when it's standalone, but if it's part of another word, generally "sequel".

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

When I was learning SQL at DeVry, I tried to say "squeal" as often as possible to see if it would catch on. It didn't.

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[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

"SQL, li'l piggie!"