It's wrong, but probably unavoidable. Attaching a spoken acronym to the end of a pronounced name is just so bizarre (has anyone else ever done that?) that people will simply skip it.
I've heard people say "post-gre", and like a new English speaker saying "We goed to the park", this overgeneralization isn't at all surprising. In computers, acronyms after names are very common, and it's typically harmless to omit them, e.g., saying "Windows XP" as "Windows" is more generic but not wrong.
I've never heard anybody ever say "post-gres-que-ell". ("Postgres" is correct, unambiguous, and sounds better. Why would I keep going and make it twice as many syllables?) They're trying to fight against the natural process of linguistic clipping with a FAQ!
I love Postgres as a database but I really wish they'd just drop that weird spelling. I don't think it's helping them at all these days.
> I've never heard anybody ever say "post-gres-que-ell".
I frequently, but not exclusively, say it like that. You knew someone would show up to say this. I admit I get weird looks. My coworkers all call it "Postgres."
I think you're right, but I also think if that's the best thing we have to complain about we have it pretty good.
I've heard people say "post-gre", and like a new English speaker saying "We goed to the park", this overgeneralization isn't at all surprising. In computers, acronyms after names are very common, and it's typically harmless to omit them, e.g., saying "Windows XP" as "Windows" is more generic but not wrong.
I've never heard anybody ever say "post-gres-que-ell". ("Postgres" is correct, unambiguous, and sounds better. Why would I keep going and make it twice as many syllables?) They're trying to fight against the natural process of linguistic clipping with a FAQ!
I love Postgres as a database but I really wish they'd just drop that weird spelling. I don't think it's helping them at all these days.