| From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
| Cc: | jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com, derek(dot)rodner(at)enterprisedb(dot)com, peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Using Postgres as an alias |
| Date: | 2007-09-27 06:19:16 |
| Message-ID: | A7C39C5FCB364CD2C3284BA7@ganymede.hub.org |
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- --On Thursday, September 27, 2007 02:17:18 -0400 Bruce Momjian
<bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> > FYI, I live near Philadelphia, but everyone here calls it "Philly", and
>> > there are even companies that use the name like "Philly Pretzel
>> > Company", http://www.phillysoftpretzelfactory.com/pretzelstory.html. I
>> > don't call it "Philly" when I am out of the country because few people
>> > recognize it outside the USA.
>>
>> Yes, you do. You may try not to, and you may do it less, but you
>> certainly do. Which just proves the force of habit.
>
> Yea, I am sure you are right. We also say "water" strangely (Wu-der)
> which confuses many people too.
The point being made is/was that although Postgres is considered as acceptable
as Philly is, PostgreSQL is the official name, and what should be used in the
*official* documentation ...
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