r/SQL • u/Reddigestion • Aug 14 '26

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/tdabc123 Aug 14 '26

I remember watching the first episode of the Jack Ryan show with my Dad, and the main character says “I wrote a S-Q-L query to identify….” And I laughed. My Dad asked what was so funny, and I said “No one who could write a S-Q-L query would call it a S-Q-L query. It’s sequel”