title: Is there a difference between a SELECT statement inside a transaction and one that is outside of it?
body: <p>Does the default <code>READ COMMITTED</code> <em>isolation level</em> somehow makes the <code>SELECT</code> statement act different inside of a <em>transaction</em> than one that is not in a transaction?</p>
  <p>I am using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SQL_Server" rel="noreferrer">MS SQL</a>.</p>