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Someone got Doom in an SQL database (arstechnica.com)
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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (18 children)

"An SQL" makes me unreasonably angry, but that's pretty awesome

[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 30 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Not everyone calls it "sequel" https://learnsql.com/blog/sql-or-sequel/

If you want to be really pedantic, you could argue that Server Query Language (SQL) and Server English QUEry Language (SEQUEL) refers to two different things.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

Some people pronounce Graphics Interchange Format Jiff. It does not make it right or socially acceptable.

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