The Picard Maneuver to People [email protected] • 18 hours agoMight not even have to change the acronymimagemessage-square127arrow-up1829arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@dejected_warp_corelink9•13 hours agoCorrect: “Sequel” Structured Query Language Incorrect: “Squall” “Es-queue-el” The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•edit-212 hours agoIt’s interesting that Wikipedia says it’s pronounced " S-Q-L" but was historically pronounced “sequel.” Also interesting, MySQL says on their site: The official way to pronounce “MySQL” is “My Ess Que Ell” (not “my sequel”), but we do not mind if you pronounce it as “my sequel” or in some other localized way. Lastly, for those curious, PostgreSQL says on their site: PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.
minus-squareSandilelinkEnglish4•12 hours agoMy people often pronounce nginx as “n-ginsk” not “engine x”.
Correct:
Incorrect:
The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.
It’s interesting that Wikipedia says it’s pronounced " S-Q-L" but was historically pronounced “sequel.”
Also interesting, MySQL says on their site:
Lastly, for those curious, PostgreSQL says on their site:
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Squirrel.
My people often pronounce nginx as “n-ginsk” not “engine x”.
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What about squill?