Mispronouncing acronyms

[Rich Alderson]

From: Jason T
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 3:33 PM

> Surely covered on this list before, but I will re-open the box:

> SQL.

> I say "ess kyu ell."   I rarely hear "sickle," although that makes
> some sense.  I *always* hear "sequel," which requires some more
> imagination.  It's only a hunch, but I suspect this originated from
> the dark halls of Redmond.

I heard this from BIM mainframe programming types in the 1980s, so I'd
say otherwise.


Rich Alderson
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