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> From: Brian Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>, Brian Ellis
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:43:14 +0300
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [TN] Solder or Sodder?
>
> Well, I might be able to throw a little light, here. Guess what? In
> Middle English, the word was sodder. This was derived from the French
> soudure (which is still used, meaning a weld, the French for solder
> being brasure (the joint), brasage (the act) or braser (the verb)). The
> l was added in later (unknown date), possibly because the French soudure
> was derived from the Latin solidare meaning to make solid. However, I
> believe the l was there long before America was discovered, so it is
> possible that the pronunciation peculiar to N. America (Canada???) was a
> relic of some dialectal pocket, retaining the sound of the old spelling,
> such as the West Country.
>
> As it's Friday, the French word braser and the English to braze has
> nothing to do with brass spelter ofttimes used for hard soldering. It is
> derived from the French word braise, meaning hot charcoal, which
> provided heat and a reducing atmosphere conducive to good hard
> soldering. So a brazen (meaning brassy) hussy is quite different
> etymologically from a brazen (heated in charcoal) joint or a braised
> (heated over charcoal) steak.
>
> Another snippet from my mine of useless info :-)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brian
>
> Matthew Lamkin wrote:
>> Why is it that when I watch anything on TV that has American's talking about
>> soldering, that they call it "sodder" or "soddering" ??
>>
>> (I'm not wanting to have a go at ya'all, just curious about why its called
>> that).
>>
>> Matthew.
>>
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