Pronunciation POLL Part II - MYSQL - GoFuckYourself.com

V_RocKs · 01-06-2009, 03:02 AM

The history... SEQUEL came before MYSQL and the only thing they share is common is basic functionality.. Put in a statement and get a result. So when MYSQL came out it was thought that MY Sequel would be the wrong way to pronounce it since it might 1) be grounds for a lawsuit by IBM and 2) confuse people that think it is a derivative of SEQUEL.

This time they got it wrong... It is not MY S Q L since that is 4 syllables and any coder knows that if you can do it with less and be more efficient you do it with less...

MY S Q L
1 - 2-3-4

MY SEQUEL
1 -- 2 --3

So when we talk on the phone about LI-nux and MY-SEQUEL you had better pronounce this fucking shit right and not like they taught you in fucking school. You just show off that you are a newb with no experience or real skills when you do that.

d-null · 01-06-2009, 03:03 AM

error on the Linnux, but that's the whole other thread

chupachups · 01-06-2009, 03:04 AM

I say My ES Q EL - but any english speaking person I have met say myseekwell.

RedShoe · 01-06-2009, 03:06 AM

I pronounce it like:
MYSQL
1 - 2

Sounds like "High School"
My-SKUEL

I make it even shorter, and thus make it better. I rule.

JamesK · 01-06-2009, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedShoe

I pronounce it like:
MYSQL
1 - 2

Sounds like "High School"
My-SKUEL

I make it even shorter, and thus make it better. I rule.

d-null · 01-06-2009, 03:09 AM

My-S-Q-L

just as S-Q-L by itself

for those that don't say My-S-Q-L, how do you pronounce SQL by itself then?

grumpy · 01-06-2009, 03:11 AM

you have to much time on your hands. Who cares???

Oracle Porn · 01-06-2009, 03:12 AM

mycql.....

V_RocKs · 01-06-2009, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedShoe

I pronounce it like:
MYSQL
1 - 2

Sounds like "High School"
My-SKUEL

I make it even shorter, and thus make it better. I rule.

You plagiarizing bastard!

Jeff Spicoli pronounced it that way in Fast Times at Ridgemont High in 1982. Give the credit where credit is due!

sarad · 01-06-2009, 03:18 AM

Being a bit of a geek I have had this same discussion quite a few times - i always say MY-S-Q-L (My Ess Queue Elle) which is apparently the correct pronunciation

V_RocKs · 01-06-2009, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpy

you have to much time on your hands. Who cares???

Way to stay on point with that avatar.

I make so much cash I have time to fuck off and die every time someone tells me too.

chupachups · 01-06-2009, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarad

Being a bit of a geek I have had this same discussion quite a few times - i always say MY-S-Q-L (My Ess Queue Elle) which is apparently the correct pronunciation

Well I know IBM wanted it to be pronounced "Seek Well", but its not the way I say it..

grumpy · 01-06-2009, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V_RocKs

Way to stay on point with that avatar.

I make so much cash I have time to fuck off and die every time someone tells me too.

point still stays

SomeCreep · 01-06-2009, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d-null

how do you pronounce SQL by itself then?

"sequel"

HomeFry · 01-06-2009, 04:05 AM

I say it like this...

MISS QUILL

3M TA3 · 01-06-2009, 04:14 AM

Do you pronounce ICQ "Ickcue"?

hjnet · 01-06-2009, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d-null

My-S-Q-L

just as S-Q-L by itself

for those that don't say My-S-Q-L, how do you pronounce SQL by itself then?

Sequel ?

I'm confused.....

d-null · 01-06-2009, 04:28 AM

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/...-is-mysql.html

"The official way to pronounce ?MySQL? is ?My Ess Que Ell? (not ?my sequel?), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as ?my sequel? or in some other localized way. "

CaptainHowdy · 01-06-2009, 06:40 AM

Mai ese ku ele!

SCORE Ralph · 01-06-2009, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chupachups

Well I know IBM wanted it to be pronounced "Seek Well", but its not the way I say it..

I was going to say...
Linux guys say My S-Q-L (properly from Structured Query Language)
Windows guys say My Sequel as in 'seek well'

StuartD · 01-06-2009, 09:43 AM

I see 3 letters, so I say 3 letters. S-Q-L
If it was mysequel, I'd say it mysequel.

That's just how my brain works.

sortie · 01-06-2009, 09:49 AM

Why not just SQL; who doesn't know that it's mine?

StuartD · 01-06-2009, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sortie

Why not just SQL; who doesn't know that it's mine?

Funny, but there is a SQL, and MS SQL, and MySQL and so forth.

Babaganoosh · 01-06-2009, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aspwm

I was going to say...
Linux guys say My S-Q-L (properly from Structured Query Language)
Windows guys say My Sequel as in 'seek well'

Windows guys are clearly idiots.

sortie · 01-06-2009, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuartD

Funny, but there is a SQL, and MS SQL, and MySQL and so forth.

True, but nobody using PHP would ever know that.

woj · 01-06-2009, 10:18 AM

my sequel sounds stupid, it's almost kinda like someone trying to pronounce PHP as Pe-Hep or something similar...

Babaganoosh · 01-06-2009, 07:20 PM

MY SEQUEL runs on the new MacBook Wheel!!!!!

Iron Fist · 01-06-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d-null

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/...-is-mysql.html

"The official way to pronounce ?MySQL? is ?My Ess Que Ell? (not ?my sequel?), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as ?my sequel? or in some other localized way. "

Welp this thread just got fucking OWNED. Hahaha.... suckers... My sequel... good lord.

leek · 01-06-2009, 08:49 PM

Quote:

The official way to pronounce “MySQL” is “My Ess Que Ell” (not “my sequel”), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as “my sequel” or in some other localized way.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...-is-mysql.html

Q.E.D.

Edit: Didn't see the post above by d-null.

MaDalton · 01-06-2009, 09:03 PM

S tructured

Q uery

L anguage

=> es-que-ell

Libertine · 01-06-2009, 09:08 PM

Th true question, however, is this: how do you pronounce PostgreSQL without choking?

fuzebox · 01-06-2009, 09:43 PM

Just because microsoft markets theirs as "sequel server" doesn't mean SQL is pronounced sequel

Bird · 01-06-2009, 09:53 PM

For me I just say S-Q-L and anytime I hear SEQUEL, I always ask if they mean MYSQL.

borked · 01-07-2009, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Libertine

Th true question, however, is this: how do you pronounce PostgreSQL without choking?

Ding ding ding - we have a winner.

This is exactly why I say my sequel - I learnt first on post gresquel first, then went over to my sequel.....

es queue elle, my aye are esss

WarChild · 01-07-2009, 12:41 AM

I've only ever called any database server the same thing:

"Get your fucking dirty mitts away from that server or I'll slap your stupid face.".

spacedog · 01-07-2009, 01:12 AM

ok... now I have to find part I

seeric · 01-07-2009, 01:20 AM

sequel

i've always called it sequel.

rowan · 01-07-2009, 10:01 AM

I've never had to say it out loud.

I remember walking into a computer store a couple of years ago and asking for a "Serial ATA drive."

"Oh, you mean saa-taa"

View Poll Results: MY-S-Q-L or MY-SEQUEL
MY-S-Q-L :: That is how my professor said it so I must conform.	36	70.59%
MY-SEQUEL :: I prefer less syllables... I can think for myself..	15	29.41%
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

01-06-2009, 03:02 AM	#1
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,409	Pronunciation POLL Part II - MYSQL The history... SEQUEL came before MYSQL and the only thing they share is common is basic functionality.. Put in a statement and get a result. So when MYSQL came out it was thought that MY Sequel would be the wrong way to pronounce it since it might 1) be grounds for a lawsuit by IBM and 2) confuse people that think it is a derivative of SEQUEL. This time they got it wrong... It is not MY S Q L since that is 4 syllables and any coder knows that if you can do it with less and be more efficient you do it with less... MY S Q L 1 - 2-3-4 MY SEQUEL 1 -- 2 --3 So when we talk on the phone about LI-nux and MY-SEQUEL you had better pronounce this fucking shit right and not like they taught you in fucking school. You just show off that you are a newb with no experience or real skills when you do that.

01-06-2009, 03:03 AM	#2
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01-06-2009, 03:06 AM	#4
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01-06-2009, 03:09 AM	#6
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01-06-2009, 03:04 AM	#3
chupachups Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden/Spain you sum bitch! Posts: 6,576	I say My ES Q EL - but any english speaking person I have met say myseekwell.

01-06-2009, 03:11 AM	#7
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01-06-2009, 03:18 AM	#10
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01-06-2009, 04:05 AM	#15
HomeFry Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,062	I say it like this... MISS QUILL

01-06-2009, 04:14 AM	#16
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01-06-2009, 04:28 AM	#18
d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/...-is-mysql.html "The official way to pronounce ?MySQL? is ?My Ess Que Ell? (not ?my sequel?), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as ?my sequel? or in some other localized way. " __________________ __________________ Looking for a custom TUBE SCRIPT that supports massive traffic, load balancing, billing support, and h264 encoding? Hit up Konrad! Looking for designs for your websites or custom tubesite design? Hit up Zuzana Designs Check out the #1 WordPress SEO Plugin: CyberSEO Suite

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01-06-2009, 09:43 AM	#21
StuartD Sofa King Band Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outside the box Posts: 29,903	I see 3 letters, so I say 3 letters. S-Q-L If it was mysequel, I'd say it mysequel. That's just how my brain works. __________________ This is me on facebook This is me on twitter

01-06-2009, 09:49 AM	#22
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01-06-2009, 10:18 AM	#26
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01-06-2009, 09:43 PM	#32
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01-06-2009, 09:53 PM	#33
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01-07-2009, 12:41 AM	#35
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01-07-2009, 01:12 AM	#36
spacedog Yes that IS me. Bitch. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 14,149	ok... now I have to find part I

01-07-2009, 01:20 AM	#37
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	sequel i've always called it sequel.

01-07-2009, 10:01 AM	#38
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I've never had to say it out loud. I remember walking into a computer store a couple of years ago and asking for a "Serial ATA drive." "Oh, you mean saa-taa"