Hi Jim,

As far as I know: eye-sam & my-eye-sam. At least that's how I pronounce
them. :-)


Matt


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Mathews"
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 3:44 PM
Subject: Pronunciation of ISAM table name


> I have a very basic newbie question that, despite
> multiple searches, I have been unable to find an
> answer to. How is ISAM pronounced? Is it:
>
> 1. eye-sam (As in "I don't like green eggs and ham,
> Sam I am.")
>
> 2. is-am
>
> 3. I-S-A-M (with the individual letters spoken out
> like most acronyms)
>
> I know this seems basic, but I want to learn the
> correct way, especially seeing the lively discussion
> that occurs over pronouncing MySQL as "My Ess Que Ell"
> versus "my sequel" (which is at least discussed in the
> MySQL manual -
> http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/What-is.html#IDX24)
> Besides, I too laugh at people that call a SCSI drive
> an es-cee-es-eye drive ;)
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Jim


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