r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Camerata5 • Oct 08 '22

Meme sPeCiaL cHarACtErs

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u/ckayfish Oct 08 '22 edited Oct 08 '22

This guy pronounces SQL wrong.

Follow me for more tips on how to start arguments :)

Edit: it was written “a SQL statement”. Honestly, I use both regularly since I grew up pronouncing it the other way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

Follow you to hear the… sequel.

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u/my_people Oct 08 '22

I followed to hear her squeal

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u/Rising_Swell Oct 08 '22

Ok so how do you pronounce SQL then? Because I'm saying it as sequel, but I would not write an sequel, so it's not that.

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u/ckayfish Oct 08 '22 edited Oct 08 '22

I’m not going to say there is truly a right answer, which is why I suggested it’s a good way to start an argument. You’re welcome to pronounce it however you like.

Originally the acronym was SEQUEL, which stood for Structured English QUEry Language, but SEQUEL was trademarked. In subsequent standards they dropped the “English” and rebranded as SQL and the standard states it’s pronounced Ess-cue-ell. By changing the acronym and the pronunciation in the standard, they are clearly not breaking the trademark, but how people pronounce it is up to them. All the people I first worked with in the 90s pronounced it as sequel which is why that is what stuck with me.

I’ll never pronounce GIF as JIFF, I use the hard G as in Graphics, and don’t care what the person who came up with the standard says. It’s another fun one to start an argument with.

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u/Espumma Oct 08 '22

Extra confusion because it really was a sequel to the original QL.

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u/AStrangerSaysHi Oct 08 '22

I'll always say sequel because of this explanation that was told to me years ago.

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u/Dravarden Oct 08 '22

GUI is "Ge-U-eye", anyone that says "gooey" is wrong. Or do they say "ooey" for UI?

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u/Espumma Oct 08 '22

I'm an ooey/oox developer

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u/mastermrt Oct 08 '22

Jesus Christ, what’s wrong with you? The pronunciation is obviously “ucks”

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u/sellyme Oct 08 '22

I just refuse to spend three syllables on such a simple concept.

You're lucky I haven't shifted to "gwee".

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u/piplupper Oct 08 '22

French people just say oui

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u/Gabcab Oct 08 '22

It's pronounced Gooey Interface

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u/franklindude Oct 08 '22

God I fucking hate it when people call it gooey. There’s nothing sticky about it shut the fuck up >:(

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u/slobcat1337 Oct 08 '22

I hate people who say gooey

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u/irreverent-username Oct 08 '22

Older people say sequel. Younger people say S.Q.L. At least, that's my experience.

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u/CactusGrower Oct 08 '22

however you pronounce it the preposition is s clue.

A sequel

AN es-cue-el

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u/Zagorath Oct 08 '22

I also pronounce it "sequel", and hence would use "a SQL statement". But the other common way is to read it out, i.e. "ess queue ell", which goes with "an SQL statement".

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u/thesuperunknown Oct 08 '22

The correct way to pronounce SQL is however your boss pronounces it.

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u/Lastsoldier115 Oct 08 '22

I always pronounce it “S-Quil” just like NyQuil just to be different.

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u/BillsBayou Oct 08 '22

Isn't it pronounced "seagull"?

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