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Re^5: Perl(Hello World)by BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Dec 05, 2011 at 21:40 UTC ( [id://941926]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
And therein lies a story. I was working at (not for) IBM UK back in the late '80s working with a small team developing a project that used SQL (es-que-el), when we had a new team leader brought in over our heads. He'd been seconded in from abroad, and a different environment. In our first get-to-know-you meeting as a group, our previous de-facto leader was walking the new boss through the project so far when he was interrupted by the question: "Do you mean 'sequal'?". "No. SQL ...". "But it's pronounced 'see-qual'!". "Not around here it's not!". "Well, it is everywhere else, so I think that "we" should endeavour to fall in line.". "But ...". "We *will* endeavour to fall in line.". From that point on, all the original members adopted the pronunciation: "SKWAL". Short, staccato and diminutive. It made for some interesting conversations with the (UK-based) customers saying es-que-el; the boss saying "see-qual" and us slightly choking each time :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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