What is the best practice in naming your “user” table?

Question

Here\'s three best practices I try to follow when naming tables:

• Never name a table with plural (such as \"users\")
• Never name a table using a reserve

Answer 1

Use a synonym. What word to use depends on what exactly you store in the table, but account strikes me as a good alternative. If you want to use a variation user I'd break the first guideline you mention, not the second or third: users is common enough that the inconsistency is essentially mnemonic.