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What’s better is that “My” has nothing to do with possession, and it’s pronounced “Me”: it’s Widenius’ daughters name[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mic
by bch 6y ago
What’s better is that “My” has nothing to do with possession, and it’s pronounced “Me”: it’s Widenius’ daughters name[0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Widenius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Widenius
- nisse72 6y agoWell, as a Swedish speaker I will respectfully disagree with your pronunciation. To my ears the the y is not like the e in me, but I can't think of a good English equivalent. (in fact, the girls name actually sounds like the greek letter "mu" as it's spelled and pronounced in Swedish)
- xorcist 6y agoThe database can also be pronounced MyS-QL ("mys-kul"). It's not right of course.
- exikyut 6y agoWhere/how might I find a good pronunciation reference that would cover this construct/use? English equivalents not necessary; I don't mind picking the appropriate tidbit out of a fragment of speech in a video for example. I could just as easily stare at an IPA pronunciation for a bit too.
- wodenokoto 6y agoI thought finding a source with pronunciation would be easy, but it was surprisingly difficult, and I kinda gave up finding a source appropriate for English speakers. The name “My” is not unheard of in danish and we also have a word “my”, for very small measures, with the same pronunciation. It should be close enough the the Swedish pronunciation for your purpose. Here is an entry in a danish dictionary. Click the yellow speaker for pronunciation: https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=My&tab=for https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=My&tab=for
- exikyut 6y agoThanks very much for taking the time, and for the reference. To my ears that sounds like a subtle cross between classical "e" as in present-tense "read" and "i" as in "pin" or "Linux". Hrm, now to start saying "MeSQL" and seeing what happens...
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- jlgaddis 6y agoAnd "MariaDB" was named after another of his daughters. If memory serves, he also has a son (whose name I can't remember) after which he named some other piece of software (which I also can't remember). All of this is almost certainly mentioned in that link you shared although, at the moment, I just can't be bothered to click it.