To ESS-QUEUE-ELL or to SEQUEL?

[GilesGuthrie]

Something light-hearted...

SQL is a database programming language called Structured Query Language. There's an open source version that a lot of web programmers (myself included) use called MySQL, which is alike in all respects, only it's free (which is a good thing).

So, how do you say? Do you pronounce each letter as an acronym (ESS-QUEUE-ELL) or do you run them all together (SEQUEL).

Or are you scratching your head right now?

 

[milefile]

I pronounce all the letters. I've never heard anyone say it otherwise. But I've only heard about five people say it at all.

 

[Pako]

Is there any other way?

 

[made in holland]

I always pronounce it as ESS-QUEUE-ELL.

 

[kideng]

Po-tae-to, po-tar-to.....
Personally, I spell out the letters, S-Q-L.
kideng

 

[Sage]

For acronyms, I usually spell them out, and that's what I do here too.

I mean, com'n, who the hell pronounces "LOL"-- Lowl?

 

[Shannon]

ESS-QUEUE-ELL

 

[Cobraboy]

Originally posted by Shannon
ESS-QUEUE-ELL

Me too.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by Sage
For acronyms, I usually spell them out, and that's what I do here too.

I mean, com'n, who the hell pronounces "LOL"-- Lowl?

What, so you say ELL-OH-ELL?? You're weird!

 

[milefile]

Of course this would mean Giles lives in the Ook and I live in the Oosa.

 

[sn00pie]

I'm always scratching my head.

 

[F1man]

It's Esss Que Elll I read how it was pronounced in a PHP and MYSQL book that I'm reading.

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by GilesGuthrie
What, so you say ELL-OH-ELL?? You're weird!

Being called weird by the great GG...

(Great GG = GGG... ha ha!)

Originally posted by milefile
Of course this would mean Giles lives in the Ook and I live in the Oosa.

What about Chris?

Originally posted by sn00pie
I'm always scratching my head.

I'm always itching. The girl that sat next to me in Spanish this past semester got mad at me because I kept scratching myself, and then she would start scratching herself...

 

[skylineGTR_guy]

SQL, <language, database, standard> /S Q L/ An industry-standard..blah blah blah....

anyway the dictionary calls it ESS-QUEUE-ELL so thats what I say.......

 

[Naoki]

Originally posted by sn00pie
I'm always scratching my head.

This should help ya'

 

[kideng]

Originally posted by sn00pie
I'm always scratching my head.

May I suggest Head and Shoulders?
kideng

Doh! Somebody beat me to it.