Triggered by the (very interesting) NoSQL episode. Why do Americans in particular continue to pronounce SQL as "SEQUEL"?
SEQUEL (Structured English QUEry Language) was the predecessor to SQL developed by IBM back in the day. Wikipedia also lists it as pronounced "ess-cue-el". It's even in the ANSI 1986 standard that the official pronunciation for SQL is /ɛs kjuː ɛl/. So what gives. Is this a cultural thing? A DBA l33t speak thing? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
