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Re: CHAR or CAR Survey

From: Alan <alanshein_at_erols.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 08:15:57 -0400
Message-ID: <ah8vtg$rgkpc$1@ID-114862.news.dfncis.de>


There is always _someone_ who cares. Most literature I've come across insists that it is "sequel". I like "sequel" because it is faster to say than ess-queue-ell (not that you care <g>).

"Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message news:3d37d952$0$234$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> char.
>
> so do you say sequel or ess-queue-ell?
>
> And indeed does anybody care.
>
>
>
> --
> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK
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> Please include version and platform
> and SQL where applicable
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> "Alan" <alanshein_at_erols.com> wrote in message
> news:ah70ht$r20st$1_at_ID-114862.news.dfncis.de...
> > Just curious...
> >
> > I've heard CHAR pronounced as "car" and as "char" (as when you almost
burn
> > something). Which do you favor?
> >
> > While we're on the subject, in varchar, do you say vare or vahr? I've
also
> > heard bothm, though "vahr" seems to be a clear winner. "Vare" seems to
be
> a
> > function of accent/dialect.
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Fri Jul 19 2002 - 07:15:57 CDT

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