Pronouncing PostgreSQL

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.

I use your third pronunciation

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Chris Stokes
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From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of John Wells
Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2003 11:43 AM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.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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Yeah... I found a link to the sound file in a archived message, but it's
404 now...

John

Dann Corbit said:

Me too.

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Chris Stokes wrote:

John Wells wrote:

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...

FOLDOC (Free Online Dictionary of Computing) says:

PostgreSQL
<database> /'post-gres-kyu-el/ An enhancement of the
POSTGRES database system.

Though I tend to pronounce that last syllable as "ell" not "el". The
difference is one of those trivial matters which Alexander Pope observed
are responsible for starting the greatest conflicts.

"you will go to *Dell* if you don't print my *label*".

Alex

I just say postgres

Dann Corbit wrote:

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@sourceillustrated.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:43 PM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.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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Post - gress - Q - L

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, John Wells wrote:

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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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Craig O'Shannessy wrote:

Me too.

Its the way I've always pronounced it ...

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Chris Stokes wrote:

I use your third pronunciation

Regards,
Chris Stokes
Senior Systems Consultant
Bass Software
ChrisS@BassSoftware.com <mailto:ChrisS@BassSoftware.com>
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Direct +613 8415 9305

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of John Wells
Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2003 11:43 AM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.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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They're used to be a sound bite on postgres.org on how to pronounce it
properly.. any idea where that went?

Travis

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Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:46 PM
To: Craig O'Shannessy
Cc: Chris Stokes; John Wells; pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Pronouncing PostgreSQL

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Craig O'Shannessy wrote:

Me too.

Its the way I've always pronounced it ...

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Chris Stokes wrote:

I use your third pronunciation

Regards,
Chris Stokes
Senior Systems Consultant
Bass Software
ChrisS@BassSoftware.com <mailto:ChrisS@BassSoftware.com>
Main +613 8415 9300
Direct +613 8415 9305

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of John Wells
Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2003 11:43 AM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.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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I managed to find it here: http://postgresql.rmplc.co.uk/postgresql.mp3

Post-Gres-Queue-Ell

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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, wrote:

I managed to find it here: http://postgresql.rmplc.co.uk/postgresql.mp3

Whose voice is that? :)

BTW, this mp3 was on the old web site, AFAIR.

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Devrim GUNDUZ said:

BTW, this mp3 was on the old web site, AFAIR.

Seems like there should be a *prominent* link on the site describing just
how to pronounce it. From a marketing standpoint, having everyone
uncomfortably stumbling over themselves while struggling to pronounce it
in meetings with management is not a good way to gain widespread adoption,
collaboration, etc.

John

Tempest in a teapot.

It's just trivia IMO. But, YMMV.