| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)pathwaynet(dot)com> |
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| To: | Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>, José Soares <jose(at)sferacarta(dot)com>, Postgres Hackers List <hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Pronunciation of "PostgreSQL" (was: Re: [HACKERS] New man pages) |
| Date: | 1999-08-09 19:16:05 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.10.9908091512311.1140-100000@saxony.pathwaynet.com |
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On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Lamar Owen wrote:
> Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> > I have chosen to use "Postgres" within the docs, as a shorter (and
> > pronouncable ;) form of our product. "PostgreSQL" appears in all
>
> How hard is it to say "Postgresquel", really? Don't tell me you've been
> saying "Postgres cue ell".....;-)
I have! I don't see that there is really any difference between saying
"postgresequel" and "postgres-cue-ell". The syllables are just switched.
(kind of) However, perhaps the inventors of this term could offer their
insight into their intended pronounciation.
--
Peter Eisentraut
PathWay Computing, Inc.
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