Re: Indexes vs indices
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2001-04-02T16:58:52Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs, pgsql-hackers, pgsql-general
> [Dept of swatting flies with sledgehammers] > > Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes: > > One of these days we should decide on a spelling of "indexes" vs > > "indices". > > I'd vote for "indexes", first on the practical grounds that it's a more > sensible spelling, and secondly on the grounds that the Oxford English > Dictionary agrees. Its entry for the noun index has: > I never liked indices. I like indexes. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026