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Might not even have to change the acronym (lemmy.world)
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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Do SQL next!

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Correct:

  • "Sequel"
  • Structured Query Language

Incorrect:

  • "Squall"
  • "Es-queue-el"

The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Squirrel.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where?!

:: confused ADHD noises ::

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Outside, but you'll have to touch grass to reach it.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Outside? Hard pass.

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It'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.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Post Graduate Squirrel

[–] SuolaSeta@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My people often pronounce nginx as "n-ginsk" not "engine x".

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

We call things "bits", "bytes", and my favorite: "nybbles". IT is rife with wordplay. How could they not think it was a cool way to spell "enigne"?!

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about squill?

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, let's not. :p

[–] lath@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Squeal?

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're one of those? Its sequel and GIF has a hard g.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Soft G folk are just objectively wrong. Not only is Jif a peanut butter, it's a damn file extension: https://fileinfo.com/extension/jif

I don't care how inconsequential it is, I will die on this hill.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Jif is an oven cleaner here. Because I hate everyone, I started pronouncing it Gif. Makes a lot of people very very angry

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I like the cut of your jib.

[–] rubicon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I called this S.Q.L. until our IT guy corrected me

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm the head of IT for my company and it's S-Q-L and I'm a native speaker.

It's not a grammatically correct pronunciation at all (which is why it seems like non-native English tends to not say "Sequel") and even MySQL documentation specifically calls it out and says it's S-Q-L

[–] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Generally English first language speakers say sequel while everyone else spells it out.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If it's pronounced sequel why isn't it CQL?

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Because it's not, it's just something from computing history that is no longer relevant