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 <
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> 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.
>