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Re: SQL DBA

From	Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com>
Subject	Re: SQL DBA
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
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Date	2012-05-05 10:43 -0500

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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.

> 
> "SQL was initially developed at IBM by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond 
> F. Boyce in the early 1970s. This version, initially called SEQUEL 
> (Structured English Query Language)..."
> 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL>

I'm not a big fan of using Wikipedia as an authoriative source, but
the page you quoted starts by giving the pronouciation as /ˈɛs kjuː ˈɛl/

Tomato, tomato -- it's all ketchup in the end. Unless it's catsup.

-- 
Leif Roar Moldskred

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SQL DBA mathew <mathew.anderson@netmatrixsolutions.com> - 2012-05-04 14:16 -0700
  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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