"my sequel" or "my ess que ell"?

whyme953 · 08-09-2005, 05:12 PM

how do you pronounce it?
i've read that the proper pronunciation is "my ess queue ell" but i seem to hear "my sequel" all the time, i was just wondering how all you guys pronounce it.

axilant · 08-09-2005, 05:15 PM

the word MY and then say the letters SQL

Thats how i do anyways ^^

mholt · 08-09-2005, 06:50 PM

my ess que ell... that's what they say on their official site I think.

majinbuu1023 · 08-09-2005, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by axilant

the word MY and then say the letters SQL

Thats how i do anyways ^^

LOL I say it like this; MY SCHOOL.. I dunno why lol

Balkee867 · 08-09-2005, 08:06 PM

i've always said MY S-Q-L

majinbuu1023 · 08-09-2005, 08:10 PM

actually I say my-sequel lol

kjmz · 08-09-2005, 09:07 PM

For some reason I always have pronounced it "my ess queue ell", even though I never knew how to say it.

domainprince · 08-10-2005, 03:00 AM

My S-Q-L

Originally Posted by majinbuu1023

LOL I say it like this; MY SCHOOL.. I dunno why lol

Barrucadu · 08-10-2005, 03:48 AM

I say My Sequel

Albino · 08-10-2005, 04:22 AM

i say it as my s-q-l

Amnezia · 08-10-2005, 04:29 AM

its Sequel

adam_uk · 08-10-2005, 04:54 AM

i say s-q-l but everyone else i work with says it the other way

Icespadez · 08-10-2005, 06:09 AM

Mostly everyone I work with also pronounces it sequel. I am guilty of saying sequel also, so I looked on

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL

Quote:

ANSI has declared that the official pronunciation for SQL is "ess kyoo ell", although many English-speaking database professionals still pronounce it as sequel.

Amnezia · 08-10-2005, 06:19 AM

the reason people call it sequel is that was what how it was pronouced originally SEQUEL stands for Structured English Query Language. A revision called SEQUEL\2 was created which was renamed to SQL. So technically "ess kyoo ell" is correct but in the IT profession nearly everyone reffers to it as sequel still.

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axilant Account Closed Join Date: May 2004 Location: /etc/passwd Posts: 2,178	the word MY and then say the letters SQL Thats how i do anyways ^^

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mholt DNOA Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,040	my ess que ell... that's what they say on their official site I think.

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Balkee867 New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 17	i've always said MY S-Q-L

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kjmz Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: .ca Posts: 1,281	For some reason I always have pronounced it "my ess queue ell", even though I never knew how to say it.

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Amnezia Professional Monkey Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Escaped from the zoo Posts: 907	the reason people call it sequel is that was what how it was pronouced originally SEQUEL stands for Structured English Query Language. A revision called SEQUEL\2 was created which was renamed to SQL. So technically "ess kyoo ell" is correct but in the IT profession nearly everyone reffers to it as sequel still. __________________ Webmaster Words

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