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]] > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 12:30 PM > To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; Ron Feyereisen > Subject: Re: [TN] Group Consensus - Pronunciation of "Solder" > > 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<http://www.Diamond-mt.com> > > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf > Of Carl Van Wormer > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 10:36 AM > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > http://cipherengineering.com > >