From: Fred Read Date: March 26 1999 8:14am Subject: OT: SQL (Was Re: Extracting a given row using Perl API) List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/993 Message-Id: <36FB41DB.4EE0398B@corp.netcom.net.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Derick H Siddoway wrote: > ... > I guess I should note that I pronounce SQL as > "squeel" instead of the insidious "sequel" on purpose. Really, SQL should be pronounced "Ess Queue Ell" in the same way you would pronounce CPU "See Pee You" and not "Kerpooh" or "Sepugh" - it is not an acronym but a set of initials... As a reference, may I refer my learned colleague [and anyone else sad enough to care] to the following URL? "http://www.mysql.com/Manual/manual.html#IDX2" -- If it ain't opinionated, it ain't Rich Teer.