Saw-der.  West Coast and NavAir background





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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 7:07 AM


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Subject: Re: [TN] Group Consensus - Pronunciation of "Solder"





Ron,


It depends on where you are.  In the US, I have always heard and used SODer (L silent).  Whenever I have been in the UK it has been Sol-der (L not silent).








Doug Pauls


Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins





On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 8:58 AM, Ron Feyereisen < [log in to unmask]> wrote:





> Hi TechNeters! Some light-hearted Friday discussion:


>


> I'd like to get a group consensus regarding the pronunciation of the 


> word "Solder".


>


> Do you say "SODer" or "SOLDer"


>


> I realize that it's certainly regional but I'm starting to hear more 


> and more people pronouncing it "SOLDer" here in the states. Is it due 


> to new people coming into the industry? More global interaction?


>


> A friend of mine who's not in the industry once asked me why we say 


> "SODer", since he thought it should be said "SOLDer". I didn't have an 


> answer for him and it did make me wonder why.


>


> Thoughts?


>


> Ron Feyereisen


> Continuous Improvement Mgr., CIT


> SigmaTron, Intl.


>