Re: Pronouncing PostgreSQL

From: "Dann Corbit" <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
To: "John Wells" <jb(at)sourceillustrated(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Pronouncing PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-12-04 00:47:54
Message-ID: D90A5A6C612A39408103E6ECDD77B8294CE452@voyager.corporate.connx.com
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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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