Some people pronounce SQL as "sequel", and some as "squeal"
Some people pronounce SQL as "sequel", and some as "squeal"
...But I've only ever heard SSL pronounced as its three letters. Why not like "Cecil"? Or "Sizzle"?
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How about Es-Queue-Ell?
3This introduces a non-trivial increase in syllabatic inefficiencies
1I'm glad this is top comment, I thought I was weird for a moment there
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I just pronounce it exactly like reading the letters individually, because I'm actually a human being.
2I'm actually a human being.
Git outta here skinbag!
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In French, we just pronounce it as three letters, so I was very confused at first when my English-speaking colleagues were referring to sequels of apparently nothing.
2It’s always Star Wars
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I second "sizzle" or "sissle." My partner pronounces API as "appy" and it's the best thing ever.
1That's adorable.
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I've always pronounced it "sequel", but ever since I attended a talk by the authors of PHP and MySQL Web Programming, and they pronounced it Ess-Cue-Ell I've been second guessing myself.
0What I remember attending a PHP event in ~2009 was one of the old veterans there saying:
Only Microsoft folks say "Sequel Server", we say "My S Q L"
2I always pronounced it as ess-cue-ell but gave up on it when everyone in professional environments said "sequel".
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Ever since I saw this XKCD I've called it Squill
0People who use tabs after punctuation 🥲
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