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  • T twohowlingdogs

    So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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    BillW33
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    Everyone around here says Sequal.

    Just because the code works, it doesn't mean that it is good code.

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    • T twohowlingdogs

      So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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      Sandesh M Patil
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      Yes Queue El

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      • T twohowlingdogs

        So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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        Ian Shlasko
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        I prefer "Sequel", not "Sequal" :) Actually, I'll use either, depending on what kind of mood I'm in. Maybe we should apply this to other acronyms... WahPoof = A GUI framework made to replace WinForms Gipple = An open source license

        Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
        Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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        • T twohowlingdogs

          So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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          Dan Neely
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          :rolleyes:

          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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          • T twohowlingdogs

            So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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            Lost User
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            How about 'squeal', which will remind us of bacon? Edit: Here they say something more like 'esscooell'

            "I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011

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            • T twohowlingdogs

              So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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              CalvinHobbies
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              If I get stuck I call it "squeal" :laugh: when I first started SQL I'd call it "Squally" or "Squrrial" much to my Prof's amusement.

              ///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principles, if you don't like them… I have others.

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                I prefer "Sequel", not "Sequal" :) Actually, I'll use either, depending on what kind of mood I'm in. Maybe we should apply this to other acronyms... WahPoof = A GUI framework made to replace WinForms Gipple = An open source license

                Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                Bassam Abdul Baki
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                I see quail.

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                • T twohowlingdogs

                  So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                  Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                  If you are referring to the language the official pronunciation is Sequel[^] if you are referring to the Microsoft Product the pronunciation is S.Q.L. Server to aid in the disambiguation. Whereas a Sequel Server would be any ANSI-SQL database. While I do not have an official reference, reading the Wiki on SQL suggests that SEQUEL is a trademarked name. Thus M.S. would not be able to use Sequel in advertising. Industry best-practice, however, is to fully qualify the product since there is so much confusion with regards to the myriad numbers of SQL based products. Remember, Microsoft isn't the big player in this field (17% market-share vs. Oracle 49%)

                  Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                    If I get stuck I call it "squeal" :laugh: when I first started SQL I'd call it "Squally" or "Squrrial" much to my Prof's amusement.

                    ///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principles, if you don't like them… I have others.

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                    Lost User
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                    Oink!

                    "I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011

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                    • T twohowlingdogs

                      So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                      Mike Hankey
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                      I call it Sally because I'll never fully understand it and aggravates the crap out of me at times.

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                      • T twohowlingdogs

                        So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                        Simon_Whale
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                        For me personally it depends on the mood and the person that I'm talking to.

                        As barmey as a sack of badgers Dude, if I knew what I was doing in life, I'd be rich, retired, dating a supermodel and laughing at the rest of you from the sidelines.

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                        • T twohowlingdogs

                          So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                          Nemanja Trifunovic
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                          I know some people who say S-Q-L when they refer to the query language and "Sequel Server" when talking about the Microsoft SQL Server engine.

                          utf8-cpp

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                          • T twohowlingdogs

                            So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                            R Giskard Reventlov
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                            20 years ago I would have said S-Q-L, now I just say Sequal. Your profs are anal twats: it's just a word.

                            "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                            • T twohowlingdogs

                              So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                              NormDroid
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                              twohowlingdogs wrote:

                              and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal

                              AQnd what do they know, they've never been in the trenches.

                              Software Kinetics - The home of good software

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                              • T twohowlingdogs

                                So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                                Dave Parker
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                                I'm the opposite - I've always said SQL it's only uni profs who I can remember saying sequal.

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                                • T twohowlingdogs

                                  So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                                  phannon86
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                                  For me, always SQL. When I hear "sequal" it makes me cringe.

                                  He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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                                  • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                    20 years ago I would have said S-Q-L, now I just say Sequal. Your profs are anal twats: it's just a word.

                                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                                    Jason Hooper
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                                    digital man wrote:

                                    20 years ago I would have said S-Q-L, now I just say Sequal. Your profs are anal twats: it's just a word.

                                    Exactly. These days I just go with the variation of any word that requires the fewest syllables. Especially after having written this message--I will break even in about 58 uses of the word.

                                    Jason

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                                    • T twohowlingdogs

                                      So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                                      hairy_hats
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                                      S-Q-L.

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                                      • T twohowlingdogs

                                        So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                                        Rage
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                                        If he has a knife and is doing some weird martial art figures, it must be Steven Sequal.

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                                        • T twohowlingdogs

                                          So I post this question to you all since I grew up being told it is S-Q-L Server and the professors getting upset at hearing Sequal Server or just plain Sequal. Then I get this job here and the younger web developer says it is Sequal, not S-Q-L. I stand by my teaching and still say S-Q-L. You?

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                                          Rage
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                                          :) Just reminded me that I used to pronounce ASCII "A.S.C.2" when I was a child. Until I made the connection between that "aski" and ASCII.:-O

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