Newbie question: OT

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#1Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky
sparkyk@blackmesa-isp.net

Good morning!

Dumb question:

How do you pronounce PostgreSQl?? Is it like three words: Post Grey Sequel?
Or is gre ponounced like 'GRE'ase?

Just need to know so I can promote my understanding of the DB to my
customers...

Robin Kopetzky
Black Mesa Computers/Internet Services
Grants, New Mexico

#2Adam Witney
awitney@sghms.ac.uk
In reply to: Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky (#1)
Re: Newbie question: OT

On 17/3/04 3:18 pm, "Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky" <sparkyk@blackmesa-isp.net>
wrote:

Good morning!

Dumb question:

How do you pronounce PostgreSQl?? Is it like three words: Post Grey Sequel?
Or is gre ponounced like 'GRE'ase?

Just need to know so I can promote my understanding of the DB to my
customers...

From the FAQ:

"PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L. The name "Postgres" is also used in
conversation."

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html#1.1

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#3Bill Moran
wmoran@potentialtech.com
In reply to: Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky (#1)
Re: Newbie question: OT

Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky wrote:

Good morning!

Dumb question:

How do you pronounce PostgreSQl?? Is it like three words: Post Grey Sequel?

No, that's just how I always incorrectly pronounce it.

Or is gre ponounced like 'GRE'ase?

Not that one either.

Just need to know so I can promote my understanding of the DB to my
customers...

As far as I've been (repeatedly) told, it's post gres cue ell. Never mind the
fact that that's the most unlikely pronunciation I could imagine ;) I
generally seem to stay out of trouble with people if I shorten it to post gres,
but I get berated (by multiple people) if I slip and say post gray.

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#4Paul Thomas
paul@tmsl.demon.co.uk
In reply to: Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky (#1)
Re: Newbie question: OT

On 17/03/2004 15:18 Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky wrote:

Good morning!

Dumb question:

How do you pronounce PostgreSQl?? Is it like three words: Post
Grey Sequel?
Or is gre ponounced like 'GRE'ase?

Just need to know so I can promote my understanding of the DB to
my
customers...

I pronounce it post-gress-kew-ell.

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#5Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky (#1)
Re: Newbie question: OT

"Robin 'Sparky' Kopetzky" <sparkyk@blackmesa-isp.net> writes:

How do you pronounce PostgreSQl??

"post-gres" or "post-gres-cue-ell". See item 1.1 of the FAQ ;-)

There used to be a .wav file on the website, but I can't find it
at the moment.

regards, tom lane