Might sound little odd, but it's quite important for me for some presentation issues.
So should it be :
- "m|y|s|q|l" ? (spelled)
- "my squale" ?
- "my seek well" ?
or something completely different?
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MySQL is officially pronounced /maɪˌɛskjuːˈɛl/ ("My S-Q-L").
Joonas Trussmann
2010-06-04 07:55:53
Good, I've read this, but some people told me that's incorrect. I argued with them, so I am looking here for someone who can confirm from prax (although wikipedia rox, I know :))
Xorty
2010-06-04 07:57:11
That's why Wikipedia has references :). "The official way to pronounce “MySQL” is “My Ess Que Ell” (not “my sequel”), but we do not mind if you pronounce it as “my sequel” or in some other localized way." - http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/what-is-mysql.html So it really comes down to weather you want the official pronunciation or the one that people (incorrectly) use the most.
Joonas Trussmann
2010-06-04 08:01:11
Yep My S Q L is probably correct, but I am definitelly going to sound ... "funny"
Xorty
2010-06-04 08:04:32
S-Q-L... ANSI says so! :-p
Steven Schlansker
2010-06-04 08:20:18
Matter settled than. Thanks for all responses.
Xorty
2010-06-04 08:38:07
@egrunin: Rest assured, you'll still have the highest votes. And I upvoted for you, too.
Xavier Ho
2010-06-04 08:21:54
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My is the name of Monty Widenius' first daughter, pronounced (roughly) "mew", followed by S-Q-L (ess-cue-ell).
nikc
2010-06-04 08:00:34
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I'd vote for My Sequel as well, especially as SQL has been around a long time and has always been pronounced as Sequel. However, though Wikipedia is not as factual as it c(sh)ould be, in this case it is probably right as even the official MySQL about page refers to this Wikipedia page for historical information. So I'd say your best bet would be to go with My-S-Q-L.
Marjan Venema
2010-06-04 08:07:01
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Correct pronunciation is My Ess Que Ell(My-S-Q-L). but it really doesn't bother me if anybody says it My Sequel or M-Y-S-Q-L.
But I don't know if I would get if anyone write My Ess Que Ell.
nik
2010-06-04 08:19:37
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It's one of those dumb religious questions that gets people needlessly annoyed with each other. Personally I think of SQL as being pronounced ess kew ell, but there are lots of people who think of it as "sequel". As Joonas points out, it's "officially" "my ess kew ell", but that's not worth much.
Although I think of SQL as being ess kew ell, when someone writes about MS SQL Server, I always think of it as being "sequel server", because it sounds better that way. :)
Hammerite
2010-06-04 08:20:45
+1: I tend to pronounce it 'musical' or 'myu-skel' but I don't care how other people pronounce it.
High Performance Mark
2010-06-04 08:26:03