Re: Pronouncing PostgreSQL

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: John Wells <jb(at)sourceillustrated(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Pronouncing PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-12-04 01:38:46
Message-ID: 3FCE9026.30900@commandprompt.com
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I just say postgres

Dann Corbit wrote:

>I always say:
>
>Pigee - squeal.
>
>At least it's easy to remember.
>
>None of the below exactly roll off the tongue. I seem to remember a
>site that had a sound file attachment for how to pronounce PostgreSQL,
>but I can't remember where I saw it.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: John Wells [mailto:jb(at)sourceillustrated(dot)com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:43 PM
>>To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
>>Subject: [GENERAL] Pronouncing PostgreSQL
>>
>>
>>Ok...this has irritated me for sometime. I've seen reference
>>to dividing it up into proper syllables in the mailing
>>archives, but couldn't find pronunciation of the "gres" part...
>>
>>Is it:
>>
>>Post - grease - queue - el
>>
>>Post - greee - es - queue - el
>>
>>or
>>
>>Post - gress - queue - el (as in impress)
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Johnn
>>
>>
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