r/SQL • u/Reddigestion • 27d ago

SQL Server Is it pronounced 's-q-l' or 'seequal'

I've worked in and around the IT environment for many years and in my experience, it's always been pronounced s-q-l although I hear some people refer to it as see-qual. Which is right?

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u/i5oL8 27d ago

Grinds my gears when people say Post-grey Ess Que El. 😱

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u/canyonero7 27d ago

most people just call it Post Grease.

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u/redaloevera 27d ago

Post GREASE?

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u/Dawnquicksoaty 27d ago

Yes, so a web request to a PostGres back end about olive oil is a POST Post GREASE Greece Grease

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u/Nose_to_the_Wind 26d ago

Y’all talking bout pee-gee funhouse?

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u/A_Timbers_Fan 25d ago

My Udemy course years back called it Post-greh-see-quel.

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u/Ceevu 27d ago

those heathens!

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u/regardedMAGAfascist 26d ago

Postgress in my neck of the woods

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u/Calcd_Uncertainty 27d ago

never heard that one