On 6/8/06, Jay Pipes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jesse wrote: > I have been using Microsoft SQL Server for a while, and I'm now trying > to switch all our applications over to use MySQL. Microsoft SQL Server > is pronounced "Sequel Server". Is MySQL pronounced "My Sequel", or is > it pronounced "My S-Q-L"? I mean, generally speaking? What Jimmy G said is correct, the official pronunciation is: "My' Ess'-Queue-El" However, as a bit of trivia, the original pronunciation is more like: "Mee' Ess'-Queue-El" because My is the name of Monty's daughter, and in Swedish, the pronunciation of My sounds more like "Me"...
Quoth Lucky the DBA Leprechaun: "They're always after me ess queue ell!" http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/c3/Lucky_Charms_Mascot.gif -- -jp We all know the magic word is please. As in the sentence, "Please don't kill me." Too bad Chuck Norris doesn't believe in magic.
