One thing that’s always bothered me is when people pronounce “SQL” as “sequel.” Where did this come from? I prefer to spell it out and say “ess kew ell” and I think it probably annoys people who say “sequel.” I was reading about a new technology called SPARQL, which Wikipedia says is pronounced, “sparkle.” Then I got to thinking: wouldn’t it be more logical to pronounce SQL as “sickle?”