I just realized that, when I refer to MS SQL, I pronounce SequelServer
However, when referring to MySQL, or SQL the language, I pronounce it as Es Queue El
Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
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Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#62I can't believe this is even close. I've never heard "S-Q-L"
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#63Never met anyone in real life that says sequel, well, except when referring to Microsoft products - perhaps a US thing? Another weird one I noticed is some people pronounce GIF as jiff, rather than giff.
Jiff is actually the correct, though rarely used, pronunciation
This is how I've always pronounced it. Anything else just seems weird to me.
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#64I pronounce it "sequel" because it was originally called "SEQUEL" SQL was developed at IBM by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce in the early 1970s. This version, initially called SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language), was designed to manipulate and retrieve data stored in IBM's original relational database management system, System R, which a group at IBM San Jose Research Laboratory had developed during…
Hm, thought IMS was the original IBM database. You'd be surprised how many legacy mainframes still run this system. I spent a summer at the IBM San Jose Research Labratory and met some of the original database team. Bruce Lindsay was one of them and he is a fascinating guy with a genius brain.
It said "original relational database". IMS is hierarchical, which has interesting echoes amongst OO databases.
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#65I had a coworker who used to intentionally pronounce it "SQUEEL" as in squeel like a pig.
I heard that pronunciation from a couple of IBM guys about 15 years ago.
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well the question is which you use, not which is "right". I guess an option for "I use both" would be appropriate.
You can vote for both.
That's still not a good answer. My use of "sequel" or "S.Q.L" depends on many factors. For a non-technical crowd, or one that I otherwise know is unfamiliar with the topic, it's always S.Q.L. Similarly, If I'm throwing around many terms in a technical discussion, I will often use S.Q.L., that being the clearer form. I say "sequel" in the context of "let's take a look at this sequel here..."
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#67The academic database community pronounces it as "Sequel."
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#68If I'm referring to Microsoft SQL Server, I pronounce it "Sequel". In all other cases, I pronounce it "Ess Queue Ell".
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#69I can't believe this is even close. I've never heard "S-Q-L"
In Europe, most people say SQL.
Re: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L?
#70Number of syllables is the key factor. Sequel = 2 syllables. S-Q-L = 3. Sequel wins.
Flows much better in conversation that way too.