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[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I always used “sequel” but I guess that’s very traditional businesspeople speak

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[–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 7 points 10 months ago

I always used "Ss-Quill" in class, professionally I usually refer to the database as a series of pained grunts and whimpers

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[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I'm also in camp sequel, though I could be persuaded to camp squirrel.

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[–] andioop@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

In real life I either say "Ess-cue-ehl" (spelling it out), or I say "sqwool," "sq" as in squirrel and "wool" like sheep wool

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