Both the Oxford English Dictionary, and the Dictionary from "that other
place" have the English pronunciation as Solder but also include the
American pronunciation as Solder.

As a Brit I screw my face up whenever I hear the American pronunciation ;-)

Another difference I've noticed is Via where the Americans seem to
pronounce it 'vee-a' whereas in the UK everyone I've met pronounces it as
'vi-a'.

James

On 18 Aug 2017 7:13 pm, "Ron Feyereisen" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Several web dictionaries say that the word origin of 'solder' comes via
> Old French from Latin solidāre to strengthen, from solidus solid.
> So…. “SAL-der”? ;)
>
> Fun fact: US television news outlets like to hire people originating from
> the midwest states due to their “Midwestern neutral” accents.
> https://www.quora.com/In-America-the-neutral-accent-
> for-broadcasters-and-news-anchors-is-Midwestern-
> Minnesota-neutral-American-English-in-Switzerland-what-
> region-in-the-Suisse-romand-gives-this-neutral-accent-for-
> broadcasters-and-news-anchors
>
> So the differences between East coast and West coast pronunciations of the
> word are understood. But we (Illinois) typically say it the same way.
>
> Ron
>
>
> From: lduso - Diamond-MT.com [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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>
> 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.
>
>
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> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Ron Feyereisen <
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> wrote:
> " 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
>
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> 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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