• John@lemmy.ml
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      10 days ago

      Why? It originated as literally SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language). It only changed because of a trademark conflict.

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        8 days ago

        My native language is not English and saying “sequel” in this language is extremely forced and just not the norm. This bleeds over into English for me.

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      10 days ago

      Same, but I’m willing to team up with them against people who call it squeal.