Re: Pronouncing PostgreSQL

From: "John Wells" <jb(at)sourceillustrated(dot)com>
To: "Dann Corbit" <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Pronouncing PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-12-04 00:53:11
Message-ID: 59104.66.192.236.118.1070499191.squirrel@mail.devsea.com
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Yeah... I found a link to the sound file in a archived message, but it's
404 now...

John

Dann Corbit said:
> 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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