Do not call them PCMCIA Cards (was "An interesting eBay find ....)

[Ray Arachelian]

Jules Richardson wrote:
> I don't mind it for most TLAs - but something about the SQL really
> annoys. Maybe it was just that it always seemed to be pronounced as
> individual letters for years, and everyone was happy with it that way,
> then 'sequel' started appearing sometime in the 90s; I don't like
> change for no good reason :-)

I knew a guy that tried to get everyone to call it "squeal", (though he
mostly reserved it for SQL Server) -- sadly he didn't succeed.   Kinda
like they tried to get scsi to be pronounced sexy instead of scuzzy, but
in reverse. :)