That's a bird of a different color/colour. More like the difference in how
we pronounce "aluminum" compared to the UK. Same spelling but pronounced
completely different. If you read it and not hear it, I can understand it
being pronounced differently.

Lloyd Duso
Plant Manager
Diamond-MT
(814) 535-3505
www.Diamond-mt.com

On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Ron Feyereisen <
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> " It means they learned it by reading"
>
> I can see that, and it makes perfect sense as to why people new to the
> industry are saying it with the 'L'. Which is why it makes me wonder why
> it's said without the 'L'. Is it a 'we drive on the right-side of the
> street', 'imperial not metric', 'elevator not lift' sort of U.S. rebellion
> thing going on? Or just regional imitation?
>
> Ron
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl Van Wormer
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> Subject: Re: [TN] Group Consensus - Pronunciation of "Solder"
>
> In the Portland, OR (USA) area, we say SODder.  I always thought SOLDer
> was a British pronunciation, hearing it from people with "foreign" accents.
>
> In the Pacific Northwest, the natives don't have accents!
>
>
>
> Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word.  It means they
> learned it by reading.
> Anon
>
>
>
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