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 < [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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl Van Wormer > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 10:36 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 > > > > Carl B. Van Wormer, P.E., AE7GD > Senior Hardware Engineer > Cipher Engineering LLC (home of the ShortSniffer) > 21195 NW Evergreen Pkwy Ste 209 > Hillsboro, OR 97124-7167 > 503-617-7447x303 > [log in to unmask] http://cipherengineering.com >