Hello, I'll take the easy way out and quote http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/what-is.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." Thanks, Jimmy Guerrero Sr Product Manager MySQL, Inc > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:36 AM > To: Jesse; MySQL List > Subject: RE: How To Pronounce MySQL > > [snip] > This may be a really stupid question, but I hate looking > stupid if I can > > avoid it. :-) > > 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? > [/snip] > > ****** POTENTIAL HOLY WAR ALERT! ****** > We flip back and forth here, dependent on how fast the > conversation is going. Pure database guys want everyone to > say, "ess que ell", recently though I have even heard a lot > of them saying, "sequel". > > YMMV. > ****** END ALERT! ****** > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
