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minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·14 days agoSome of us say hard g GIF, but prefer “ess-cue-ell” for SQL. The former is an acronym and the latter is an initialism, and for me, that’s what makes the distinction. Anything else is secondary.
minus-squarePokerChips@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoOddly, I usually say “ess-cue-ell” but read it as sequel while reading the acronym in your first sentence.
Some of us say hard g GIF, but prefer “ess-cue-ell” for SQL.
The former is an acronym and the latter is an initialism, and for me, that’s what makes the distinction. Anything else is secondary.
Oddly, I usually say “ess-cue-ell” but read it as sequel while reading the acronym in your first sentence.