tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280594010967081625.post6217985560124512227..comments2008-07-16T13:30:35.919-04:00Lateef Jacksonhttps://profiles.google.com/104965469689680679178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280594010967081625.post-24401294483130942122008-07-16T13:30:00.000-04:002008-07-16T13:30:00.000-04:00If you look at it as what FROM really is querying data that is define with the schema of 'example'. FROM table that has definition 'example':<BR/>SELECT * FROM_DATA_DEFINITION example;<BR/><BR/>Alas this is more from a data definition perspective and most developers look at it form an ORM these days.Lateef Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10815442680804512030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280594010967081625.post-76641659308915787832008-07-15T23:06:00.000-04:002008-07-15T23:06:00.000-04:00It makes sense to me. Taking your examples database table, what is defined in each row of that table? An example. The table is what? A collection of examples.<BR/><BR/>It makes perfect sense that the table, the collection, would be plural, while the class object would be singular.<BR/><BR/>As billy joel once said "The good old days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems"inaneDrivelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156290740805942755noreply@blogger.com