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Just tell him "Structured Query Language" and that will shut him up, hopefully.
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Although pronounciation guides say both is correct. Basically a similar issue to GIF.
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Voxera118124yMicrosoft has always use Sequel as pronunciation but at the end of the day, as long as you know what it is it does not really matter ;)
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hjk10157684yIt is probably why MySQL was invented. I say it my way...
In all fairness all but MS call it es-ku-el.
Helps in speech to avoid mixing up MsSQL & MySQL.
I often squeal at MS SQL syntax crap so it kinda makes sense. -
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Transact-Sequel, part deux, the seconding. Or polish-sequel, The Witcher version. Or database dos sequel, or polished-procedural-post-greesqueal sequal, the second. Je ne sais quoi?
Words be like, amirite? 😆
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I called it "Microsoft S.Q.L" but Bobby argued it's Sequel not S.Q.L then I asked Bobby "PostgreSQL" and also he said "Postgre Sequel". Hehe sequel my ass then cus I'm sticking with my abbreviation.
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