Just saw this question on quora asking if saying ess-kew-ell is an indication that someone doesn't know SQL. I say SQL because there's no goddamn ee or kwell in there YOU'RE ADDING LETTERS THAT AREN'T THERE BUT SOMEHOW I'M THE MORON?!?!?!

MS SeQueL. Everything else is a Structured Query Language.

Both are totally fine. Sequel comes from the historical name, but spelling SQL as just the letters is just as correct.

But if we're going with historical pronunciations: kubernetes, usually pronounced as "koo-bur-nett-ease", is from the Greek κυβερνήτης. That's "key-vur-nee-tees" in modern Greek, and "koo-bur-nay-tays" in Erasmian Ancient Greek.

That's why I stick to k8s, pronounced "kates" or "katy is having a bit of a tantrum".

Oh and FYI:

GIF is of course pronounced with the G-sound like "gimballing giraffes".

When people start pulling their pronunciation opinions, it usually leads to internal cringe...