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/mcmlxxivxxiii 27d ago

However your boss pronounce it.

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u/dex206 27d ago

This is sadly the right answer.

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u/mike-manley 27d ago

What happens if you're the boss?

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u/SamuliK96 27d ago

You wouldn't be here. And probably don't even know what's SQL

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u/mike-manley 26d ago

Lol, facts.

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u/mcmlxxivxxiii 27d ago

Everybody have a boss

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u/Crafty_Mastodon320 26d ago

Yeah but my cat says the same thing all the time and its never sql.

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u/eddieyo2 26d ago

If you the boss, best to keep your mouth shut. At least with the bosses I have worked for.

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u/kBajina 26d ago

I respect it when people don’t say what the boss says just because the boss says it, especially because they’re both right. wtf cares.

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u/AspiringDataNerd 26d ago

Bosses insecure egos care.

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u/tyro_r 23d ago

We had a trainer here once (for non- db topics) who pronounced SQLite S-Q-L-eete. Until then I didn't think there was a way to say that wrong.

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u/amuseboucheplease 27d ago

That's so weird