How should I actually pronounce "PL/SQL" (the language name) in my speech? :)

Question

This question is pointed to those who speak English as their native language. I know it's kinda off-topic, so I am aware it is likely to get closed or voted down to deep negatives, but I'm still curious. :)

I suppose this name is not as simple to pronounce as, say, Pascal, Java, Perl, well, put almost any other one here. In Russian, which is my native, I've encountered a lot of ways the name is pronounced, and most of these transcriptions were ugly.

So, how do you generally pronounce it in your daily professional use?

• "pl sql (es ku el)"?
• "pl slash sql"?
• "pl slash sequel"?

:)

Answer 1

PL Sequel ......

Answer 2

I spell it out: P.L.S.Q.L.
"Oracle" may be less specific, but it works too.

Answer 3

The PL part can hardly be pronounced like a word (ppphllll), so it should clearly be pronounced as it's letters (peeh ell).

The slash would rarely be pronounced at all, you would only do that if you are talking to someone who isn't already familiar with the name.

How to pronounce SQL has already been discussed: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23886/sql-pronunciation

Answer 4

I say each letter individually - "Pee Ell Ess Cue Ell".

When referring to Structured Query Language I also say each letter individually - "Ess Cue Ell".

However, I have colleagues who pronounce PL/SQL as "plooskw'll", and SQL as "seekw'll". They are also native English speakers, but I suspect they are very confused. :-)

I've heard others say "Pee Ell Seekw'll".

When looking at a particularly awful example of code I've been known to refer to SQL as "squeal" (the sound a frightened pig makes).

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