SEQUEL was used early on, but SQL is the only variation that’s ever been used in the ANSI standards. I believe the first version of the standard even specified that pronunciation is by letter. Certainly, however, pronouncing it “sequel” is extremely common and universally understood. And though there are many who will disagree with either variant, there are few who would question technical knowledge based on it. As to MySQL, its officially pronounced by letter (“my mess que ell”): <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/what-is-mysql.html> Given that, I prefer to reference the PHP library as “my ess que ell eye”. It’s a bit of a mouthful, but IMHO no worse than “my sequel eye”. -- Bob Williams Business Unit Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Software Development Newtek Business Services Corp. (602) 263-0300 x12458 | http://www.thesba.com/ ________________________________ Notice: This communication, including attachments, may contain information that is confidential. It constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If the reader or recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, an employee or agent of the intended recipient who is responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, or if you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail, including attachments without reading or saving them in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail or telephone and delete the e-mail and the attachments (if any).
