Re: Using Postgres as an alias - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Using Postgres as an alias
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Msg-id 200709270617.l8R6HIo11131@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Using Postgres as an alias  ("Magnus Hagander" <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > FYI, I live near Philadelphia, but everyone here calls it "Philly", and
> > there are even companies that use the name like "Philly Pretzel
> > Company", http://www.phillysoftpretzelfactory.com/pretzelstory.html.  I
> > don't call it "Philly" when I am out of the country because few people
> > recognize it outside the USA.
>
> Yes, you do. You may try not to, and you may do it less, but you
> certainly do. Which just proves the force of habit.

Yea, I am sure you are right.   We also say "water" strangely (Wu-der)
which confuses many people too.

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