Re: FAQ 1.1 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: FAQ 1.1
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Msg-id 25479.1143507599@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to FAQ 1.1  (Michael Talbot-Wilson <mtw@view.net.au>)
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Michael Talbot-Wilson <mtw@view.net.au> writes:
> How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL?

> I've read the politically correct answer, "Post-Gres-Q-L" but it's
> such a mouthful, such a day's work to pronounce, that there must be a
> real street pronunciation, or a number of them, that are not being
> confessed to.

I think most of us just say "Postgres" ;-)

> "Pig Swill" is an easy guess.  It is quite catchy and simple.  But I
> wonder if there are other, perhaps more flattering pronunciations.

I've always read the names of these mailing lists as "pig-squeal" ...
seems very appropriate for discussion forums, if not for the product ...

            regards, tom lane

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