| From: | Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Using Postgres as an alias |
| Date: | 2007-09-27 19:04:42 |
| Message-ID: | 46FBFECA.6010104@cheapcomplexdevices.com |
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> although I can't recall ever seeing anyone refer to
> it as Postgre, except in this list ... to be totally honest, if I ever *heard*
> anyone refer to it as Postgre...
If you're in sales and bring up a powerpoint that says "PostgreSQL" to
customers you hear 'Postgre SQL' a lot. If you're in IT and show less
technical executive management a proposal that says "PostgreSQL" you
hear 'Postgre' a lot. If you're an entrepreneur showing potential
investors a business plan that says "PostgreSQL" you hear 'why Postgre'
a lot. In none of those situations is it a good use of time to go off
on pronunciation tangents.
To get a feeling for this, show the term to any people you know who aren't
familiar with the project and ask how they would say it. Another way to get
a feeling for it is to look at a word we're less numb to. Is "AppleSQL"
pronounced "Apples Q. L" or is "MarCGF" pronounced "Marc G. F."?
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