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Re: AW: How Do You Pronounce "PostgreSQL"?

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

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From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
Cc: chris@bitmead.com, The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>, PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>, Ned Lilly <ned@greatbridge.com>
Date: 2000-10-15T18:42:04Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Chris Bitmead wrote:
> 
> > The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> > 
> > > Just because ppl are referring to the project by the wrong name doesn't
> > > make it right...
> > 
> > Which do you prefer? To be the only one who is right, when everyone else
> > is wrong. Or to change the definition of right so that the software is
> > universally called by its correct name?
> > 
> 
> Hmmm.  Let's make a little table, shall we?
> 
> Proper name		Nickname
> -----------		--------
> Chevrolet		Chevy
> PostgreSQL		Postgres
> Christopher		Chris
> Marcus			Marc
> Robert			Bob
> Richard			Rick
> 
> Since I don't see Chevrolet changing their name to Chevy just because
> everyone calls it that, or Christopher Chris, Marcus Marc, Robert Bob,
> etc. why do you feel it necessary to change PostgreSQL to Postgres? 

This is unfair because Vince(Vincent?) works for Chrysler.  :-)

Also, I never realized Marc was short for Marcus.  I thought it was just
a funny (Canuk/Canadian) spelling of Mark.  :-)  Shows you how stupid I
am in some things.

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