Re: bug or feature, || -operator and NULLs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: bug or feature, || -operator and NULLs
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Msg-id 453635E5.5040004@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: bug or feature, || -operator and NULLs  (Lukas Kahwe Smith <smith@pooteeweet.org>)
Responses Re: bug or feature, || -operator and NULLs  ("Mario Weilguni" <mario.weilguni@icomedias.com>)
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Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote:
> Mario Weilguni wrote:
>> Nice, but I still prefer nvl. Coalesce is hard to pronounce, and even 
>> harder to type.
>
> amen .. coalesce was invented by a sadistic twit (something which 
> people have also called me .. so it goes).

Perhaps people are trying to pronounce it wrongly. According to m-w, the 
right ways is:
  Pronunciation: "kO-&-'les


or more informally "koh a less".

Is that really so hard?

cheers

andrew




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