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| From | Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: SQL DBA |
| Date | 2012-05-07 10:41 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <832gq712p2h18nanbg5dmja067onpu46qp@4ax.com> (permalink) |
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On Sun, 6 May 2012 11:56:18 +0000 (UTC), Martin Gregorie
<martin@address-in-sig.invalid> wrote:
>On Sat, 05 May 2012 20:57:03 -0700, Lew wrote:
>
>> markspace wrote:
>>> Leif Roar Moldskred wrote:
>>>> markspace<-@.> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My understanding is that "Sequel" is actually its proper name and
>>>>> calling it ess-queue-ell is a bit of a rubism. Since it was developed
>>>>> on this side of the pond, we ought to know.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, but you lot also say "elumenem" when you mean aluminium, so
>>>> clearly we can not trust Westpondians when it comes to pronounciation.
>>
>> I believe both pronunciations are quite common, at least wherever I've
>> worked.
>>
>> I switch between'em myself. Ayep.
>
>Its the characteristic Westpondian habit of swallowing the
>'i' in the final -ium syllable in Aluminium that I always notice,
The I does not exist in our spelling of it. We do not swallow
it; we do not say it at all.
>particularly as its such an obvious anomaly: it is the only name of an
>element to be pronounced that way. I've never heard anybody say Uranum,
OH?
>Germanum, Plutonum or Helum.
I have never heard anybody say "Molybdenium", "Platinium", or
"Lanthanium".
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Re: SQL DBA Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 16:58 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-04 19:25 -0500
Re: SQL DBA Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 17:32 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-05-05 15:07 +0000
Re: SQL DBA markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-05 08:17 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-05 10:43 -0500
Re: SQL DBA markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-05 08:50 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-05 20:57 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-05-06 11:56 +0000
Re: SQL DBA Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-06 20:34 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-07 10:41 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-05-07 18:17 +0000
Re: SQL DBA Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-07 14:31 -0700
Re: SQL DBA Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-05-05 11:43 -0400
Re: SQL DBA markspace <-@.> - 2012-05-05 08:48 -0700
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