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Some people pronounce SQL as "sequel", and some as "squeal" (sh.itjust.works)
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...But I've only ever heard SSL pronounced as its three letters. Why not like "Cecil"? Or "Sizzle"?

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[โ€“] khendron@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've always pronounced it "sequel", but ever since I attended a talk by the authors of PHP and MySQL Web Programming, and they pronounced it Ess-Cue-Ell I've been second guessing myself.

[โ€“] eddythompson@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

What I remember attending a PHP event in ~2009 was one of the old veterans there saying:

Only Microsoft folks say "Sequel Server", we say "My S Q L"

[โ€“] False@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I always pronounced it as ess-cue-ell but gave up on it when everyone in professional environments said "sequel".