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PSamsig
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2006-09-08 : 17:10:55
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I was in London early this year attending the SQL Server 2005 road show. I was quite excited as it was my first event involving SQL. The first speaker came on and started to talk about Sequel Server, and I wonder for second when they would come down to what we really were there for .... until it hit me  I guess I dont have to add that it was the first time ever I heard about SQL i spoken english.So here is the question, do all you english speaking folks pronouce SQL as sequel (seekwel) and is this site then called sequel-team?-- The Heisenberg uncertainty principle also applies when debugging |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-08 : 17:17:07
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| I say sequel. Others say the letters. There's a lengthy thread here about it. It's just whatever your preference is. The wikipedia page said it is pronounced sequel and that modification was done by a MS employee. Someone then modified it to say it can go either way, but he wasn't from MS. But who knows!?Tara Kizer |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-08 : 17:38:12
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I say <sequel>. I can't think of anyone I've ever worked with that said the letters SQL.well, there was one guy said the letters but we gave him an atomic wedgie. Now he says <sequel> too.  Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-08 : 17:42:15
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Every MS rep I've ever heard (including VPs) says "sequel server". If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.Now, if you want to be original, you can pronounce it "squeal server", which has its own connotations.  |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-08 : 18:19:51
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I say sequel.What I want to know is how to pronounce Madhivanan  CODO ERGO SUM |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-09 : 04:02:39
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| I say SQL ... I use SEQUEL for the next version ... recurse ... |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3575 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-09 : 05:40:58
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| the IBM system/r system had a query language called 'Structured English Query Language'. This was referred to as SEQUEL and later was shortened to SQL. It was shortened because an aircraft manufacturer had a trademark on the word SEQUEL already. Because of this, I think the correct pronunciation of SQL is 'sequel' and not S-Q-L. -ec |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-09 : 05:56:44
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but wouldn't that be a breach of the aircraft manufacturer's trademark?  |
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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2365 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-09 : 23:55:57
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Originally posted by TG
I say <sequel>. I can't think of anyone I've ever worked with that said the letters SQL.well, there was one guy said the letters but we gave him an atomic wedgie. Now he says <sequel> too.
Sometimes I say sequel, and sometime I say the letters, depending upon whether I am in the mood for a wedgie or not. Monday I may wear boxers, so who knows what could happen?"I have HAD it with these muthu-f$#%in' cursors in my muthu-f$#%in' database!" |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-10 : 00:16:30
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| Who could forget these classic movie lines?Mountain Man: I'm gonna make you Sequel like a pig. Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!Mountain Man: Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!CODO ERGO SUM |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-10 : 10:07:51
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Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones
Who could forget these classic movie lines?Mountain Man: I'm gonna make you Sequel like a pig. Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!Mountain Man: Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!CODO ERGO SUM
Who could know that Ned Beatty was a DBA?If he's not then he's a great actor cause man, did he sequel! |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-10 : 23:06:37
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Originally posted by TG
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Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones
Who could forget these classic movie lines?Mountain Man: I'm gonna make you Sequel like a pig. Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!Mountain Man: Weeeeeeee!Bobby: Weee!CODO ERGO SUM
Who could know that Ned Beatty was a DBA?If he's not then he's a great actor cause man, did he sequel!
Guess that means the Mountain Man was a typical CIO.CODO ERGO SUM |
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mr_mist
Grunnio
1870 Posts |
Posted - 2006-09-11 : 04:24:28
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| I use both depending on which one I think is most likely to confuse.-------Moo. :) |
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LTack
Posting Yak Master
193 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-09 : 19:09:39
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| sql = squealSQL = S.Q.L...unless I'm sufficiently lazy, tired, etc...then it's sequel.Other than that, I have no distinctions.Yay for dead-topic resurrections! |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
52326 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-10 : 02:14:07
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| I also use Sequel. And almost everybody i know also use Sequel rather than the letters. |
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
7174 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-10 : 11:56:26
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| I use sequel server coz there is a flow in it. Have you heard people say Lin-ked server for Linked server,I had? |
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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master
3608 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-12 : 03:57:18
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I still think it should be called squirrel as it keeps hiding things..  |
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RyanRandall
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1074 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-12 : 04:44:10
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Originally posted by RickD
I still think it should be called squirrel as it keeps hiding things..
That's just nuts.Ryan Randall Solutions are easy. Understanding the problem, now, that's the hard part. |
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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master
3608 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-12 : 04:51:02
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| I reckon it should be the super mutant black squirrel, just to make it even more nuts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4489792.stm |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-12 : 11:37:58
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| http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp/archive/2007/04/28/60191.aspxi say S-Q-L._______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980Blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSpeed up SSMS development: www.ssmstoolspack.com <- version 1.0 out! |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2008-05-12 : 11:50:21
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| Mladen, just out of curiosity...Do you also say: Ess See You Bee EyorSCUBABe One with the OptimizerTG |
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