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Martin Gregorie wrote:
> 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,
> 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,
> Germanum, Plutonum or Helum.

I'm talking about "sequel" vs. "ess queue ell". Being American, I do not say 
"aluminium", but that has no bearing on Java programming. SQL does.

That's the one I pronounce both ways. Who cares about non-Java-related words?

-- 
Lew
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
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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
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            Re: SQL DBA Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-05-05 10:43 -0500
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                Re: SQL DBA Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-05-07 18:17 +0000
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