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Garbage Data 🦝@ehproque "SQL" is pronounced as "sequel" when said out loud.
segfox
@segfox @anomalocarididae I'm Spanish, I pronounce "s see coo ell-eh"
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Furthermore, Quel was an early query language, naturally followed by Sequel, which was followed by standardized SQL, which was naturally pronounced the same
Furthermore, Quel was an early query language, naturally followed by Sequel, which was followed by standardized SQL, which was naturally pronounced the same
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Sergio Oller@ehproque @guyjantic @_thegeoff @danhon [5] Chamberlin, Donald D.; Frana, Philip L. (2001-10-03). "Oral history interview with Donald D. Chamberlin". University Digital Conservancy. Retrieved 2020-01-14. "We changed the original name "SEQUEL" to SQL because we got a letter from somebody's lawyer that said the name "SEQUEL" belonged to them. We shortened it to SQL, for Structured Query Language, and the product was known as SQL/DS."
@zeehio @guyjantic @_thegeoff @danhon it was a joke, I'm aware of this. Also I'm still going to say "es-ce cu elle"
@ehproque @guyjantic @_thegeoff many English-as-a-first-language speakers also pronounce the acronym SQL as "sequel".