Re: SPARQL syntax proposals

On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 02:50:47PM +0000, Steve Harris wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 01:39:11 +0000, Andy Seaborne wrote:
> > 
> > Eric Prud'hommeaux wrote:
> > > The promised the regexp syntax:
> > >
> > > regexp(?x , "regexp"[, "flags"])
> > 
> > Just refining the details - briefly Googling, I found that "regexp" and 
> > "regex" are both common.  Even in MySQL discussions, people write "regex" 
> > when it's "REGEXP" so my conclusion is that choosing one is going to cause 
> > confusion (and support).  There are more hits for "regex sql" than "regexp 
> > sql"
> 
> I have a mild preference for REGEX as its easier to say.

+.5 "regex", +1 "match", -2 "regexp". FWIW.

Kendall