| From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | Michael Talbot-Wilson <mtw(at)view(dot)net(dot)au> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: FAQ 1.1 |
| Date: | 2006-03-28 00:59:36 |
| Message-ID: | 20060327205831.L947@ganymede.hub.org |
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
> How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL?
>
> I've read the politically correct answer, "Post-Gres-Q-L" but it's
> such a mouthful, such a day's work to pronounce, that there must be a
> real street pronunciation, or a number of them, that are not being
> confessed to.
>
> They say that SQL should be pronounced "Sequel" and I've even met
> people who do that. The need for a simple pronunciation with many
> fewer than 4 syllables seems more urgent for PostgreSQL.
>
> "Pig Swill" is an easy guess. It is quite catchy and simple. But I
> wonder if there are other, perhaps more flattering pronunciations.
>
> Do you have a snappy pronunciation and what is it? I'd be interested
> in what the babble is at your PostgreSQL site.
I pronounce it as above, or just refer to it as 'p-g-s-q-l' ... others
just refer to it as postgres ... and I've heard of 'pig squeal', but had
heard 'pig swill' ...
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