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SQL Pronounciation w/poll

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Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: GeneralDisarray
In my experience in the professional world, those who have any real knowledge to share about the subject always use S-Q-L, people who reads terms to mention in interviews and conversation say SEQUAL, and 15 year olds say SQUEAL.

My experience says the exact opposite - its always the fresh out of school newbies that say S-Q-L, while we older dogs say "sequel".



Sequel FTW
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: GeneralDisarray
In my experience in the professional world, those who have any real knowledge to share about the subject always use S-Q-L, people who reads terms to mention in interviews and conversation say SEQUAL, and 15 year olds say SQUEAL.

My experience says the exact opposite - its always the fresh out of school newbies that say S-Q-L, while we older dogs say "sequel".


Well, it may even be regional or specialization specific, but let me give you guys another example of needless acronym naming: URL to "Earl", does anyone you know worth their weight use that?
 
S-Q-L : 3 syllables
sequel : 2 syllables
squeal : 1 syllable

heh. I'm going to start using "squeal" and then start looking to see if my colleagues squirm.
 
Originally posted by: GeneralDisarray
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: GeneralDisarray
In my experience in the professional world, those who have any real knowledge to share about the subject always use S-Q-L, people who reads terms to mention in interviews and conversation say SEQUAL, and 15 year olds say SQUEAL.

My experience says the exact opposite - its always the fresh out of school newbies that say S-Q-L, while we older dogs say "sequel".


Well, it may even be regional or specialization specific, but let me give you guys another example of needless acronym naming: URL to "Earl", does anyone you know worth their weight use that?

I bet they pronounce RAM as an acronym, too, just to piss us off. R-A-M? 😛
 
Originally posted by: mugs

Disagreeing is one thing, but correcting is a bit much I think... it makes you look pedantic, and that's not a good thing.

Heh.

/Family Guy

Shallow and pedantic...yes...shallow an pedantic

/Family Guy

😉

 
Originally posted by: GeneralDisarray
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: GeneralDisarray
In my experience in the professional world, those who have any real knowledge to share about the subject always use S-Q-L, people who reads terms to mention in interviews and conversation say SEQUAL, and 15 year olds say SQUEAL.

My experience says the exact opposite - its always the fresh out of school newbies that say S-Q-L, while we older dogs say "sequel".


Well, it may even be regional or specialization specific, but let me give you guys another example of needless acronym naming: URL to "Earl", does anyone you know worth their weight use that?

I'm with you on that one. I hear it on Microsoft webcasts mostly.
 
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