Strange MYSQL behavior on TABLE CREATE : <p>The command: </p>

<pre><code>CREATE TABLE IRdata (ego int, altr VARCHAR(20), species VARCHAR(20), sex CHAR(1), birth DATE, death DATE);
</code></pre>

<p>works, but </p>

<pre><code>CREATE TABLE IRdata (ego int, alter VARCHAR(20), species VARCHAR(20), sex CHAR(1), birth DATE, death DATE);
</code></pre>

<p>does not. The only difference is the "e" in "alter" for the second column.</p>

<p>I have the latest MySQL install on the Ubuntu repos, running Ubuntu 18.04. </p>

<p>Any help is appreciated. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>
