Topic: What do you call it? (Read 4911 times)

milifist · « **on:** April 30, 2007, 07:09:15 AM »

The other day my brother-in-law mentioned setting up a my sequel server. It took my several seconds to realize he was talking about MySQL.

I've always pronounced each letter in SQL. I'd call MySQL: my ess-cue-el and MSSQL: em-ess ess-cue-el (or Microsoft ess-cue-el).
He always uses "sequel". Catches me off guard every time.

What do you call it?

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:51:19 AM »

I always laugh at people who call gooeys gee-you-eyes and peopel who call You-Are-Els erlz. How about UPS (the power device, not the delivery service), I heard that one pronounced 'ups' as in 'Please pass me that crate of cool refreshing Seven-_____', and wasn't sure if that was correct or not.

jeee · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:51:51 AM »

I call it ess-cue-ell, or DFH (database from hell )

Wikipedia explains it as:

SQL is commonly spoken either as the names of the letters ess-cue-el (IPA: [ˈɛsˈkjuˈɛl]), or like the word sequel (IPA: [ˈsiːkwəl]). The official pronunciation of SQL according to ANSI is ess-cue-el. However, each of the major database products (or projects) containing the letters SQL has its own convention: MySQL is officially and commonly pronounced "My Ess Cue El"; PostgreSQL is expediently pronounced postgres (being the name of the predecessor to PostgreSQL); and Microsoft SQL Server is commonly spoken as Microsoft-sequel-server.[citation needed]

BizB · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:52:15 AM »

Good question.

When speaking of the server, I call it sequel server.
When speaking of the query language, I say ess-cue-el.

....so both, I guess.

ivan · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2007, 11:03:05 AM »

I always say "sequel", because it's shorter and easier to say. And I stand firm in this. Even, let us postulate, in the event of a parallel universe where the language was instead called Linear Data Requests, or LDR, which would obviously be called Leader, the parallel universe's Ivan would call it Leader insted of L-D-R. I am almost certain of this.

Nosferatu · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:01:31 PM »

Ess-cue-el, all the time.

Ditto you-are-el, gee-you-aye and pee-ess-you (Only ever heard a PC's powerbox reffered to as a PSU (Power Supply Unit), not UPS(?))

ivan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:41:38 PM »

Here in the States, we've never heard of a PSU. It's called a "power supply". A UPS is an Uniterruptible Power Supply, which I pronounce as "battery backup". Call me crazy.

Also, I pronounce URL as "address".

pbsaurus · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:50:00 PM »

I chose humorous alternative answer but I call it sequel.

Nosferatu · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2007, 04:03:33 PM »

Quote from: ivan on April 30, 2007, 12:41:38 PM

Here in the States, we've never heard of a PSU. It's called a "power supply". A UPS is an Uniterruptible Power Supply, which I pronounce as "battery backup". Call me crazy.

You're crazy

(But thanks for clearing that up)

Quote from: ivan on April 30, 2007, 12:41:38 PM

Also, I pronounce URL as "address".

Yeah, same most of the time, but when it needs to be reffered to as a "URL" (In college for example) I don't think I've ever called them "erlz" =P

BlackWidow · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:21:11 PM »

Quote from: BizB on April 30, 2007, 07:52:15 AM

When speaking of the server, I call it sequel server.
When speaking of the query language, I say ess-cue-el.

....so both, I guess.

Me too.

"erlz" ... that's just dumb granted it could be very clever and I'm not gettin' it cuz I'm having "a moment".

"ups" versus U - P - S ... that was my goofy pet name for my UPS ... otherwise the people I worked with thought I was talking about the courier company.

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:32:25 PM »

It was weird, the guy who I heard that from is a retired electrical engineer genius who taught me shitloads about computers and everything else over the years and I didn't doubt his pronounciation for a second.

hackess · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2007, 08:02:23 PM »

Quote from: BizB on April 30, 2007, 07:52:15 AM

Good question.

When speaking of the server, I call it sequel server.
When speaking of the query language, I say ess-cue-el.

....so both, I guess.

Yup.

xolik · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2007, 09:51:04 AM »

I call it sequel when I'm not calling it Spawn of Satan.

Nosferatu · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2007, 10:27:20 AM »

What about Windows Executables? I've always pronounced it ee-ex-ee, but I have a lecturer in college who says ex-ie.

BizB · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2007, 10:37:20 AM »

Most of the ID10Ts I deal with hide the extensions in the Windows Explorer view, so I say "the program file," or "that icon right there," or "that file."

I think if I were speaking to a non-ID10T, I'd say "Executable."

Socrates · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2007, 10:51:39 AM »

Quote from: Nosferatu on May 02, 2007, 10:27:20 AM

What about Windows Executables? I've always pronounced it ee-ex-ee, but I have a lecturer in college who says ex-ie.

I use dot-exie when speaking to someone with a clue

ivan · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2007, 10:56:46 AM »

I used to compile command executables using 8086 assembler. Their suffix, for you younguns, was .COM. When the WWW started infiltrating the workplace, it got confusing.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #17 on:** May 02, 2007, 11:11:28 AM »

Quote from: ivan on May 02, 2007, 10:56:46 AM

I used to compile command executables using 8086 assembler. Their suffix, for you younguns, was .COM. When the WWW started infiltrating the workplace, it got confusing.

I hear that.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #18 on:** May 02, 2007, 01:03:53 PM »

I call them dot eee ex eeee.

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