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woobie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t solder, so I’m no expert, but I’ve only ever heard it pronounced “sodder” (though agreed, leaving out the “l” sound is an odd choice).

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  • matter@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In UK/Australia/NZ we pronounce it as written, with the l.

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    • woobie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It was friends and YouTube content creators from the UK that made me realize that dropping the L isn’t done everywhere else. I grew up thinking that it was just one of those English words that break all the pronunciation rules.

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  • isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am today years old learning that it was spelled with an L and not just a D.

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    • seth@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s a lot or a little or a standard amount of years! And, still will be if people read these comments years from now.

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• IndefiniteBen@leminal.space ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Out of all the different ways Americans pronounce words differently, hearing sodder is the only one that makes me cringe.

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  • uis@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Are you sure that place have… SOBER!

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    • BatrickPateman@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      • uis@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Are you sure people there are sober? As in not drunk.

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• ThatOneBatTurd@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What area of the country are you in? I’m on the West Coast and the normal pronunciation is with the L. Pronunciations often depend on region though

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  • moonsnotreal@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In New England I’ve only ever heard it without the L (like “sodder”).

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    • ThatOneBatTurd@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That makes sense given the region

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  • woobie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m on the west coast, Northern California. Huh.

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• dingus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m in the US and I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it “SAW-dur” in person or in any form of media. You are supposed to pronounce the L in the General American accent.

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  • NucleusAdumbens@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think this is a misunderstanding. The poster you’re replying to is talking about solder, not soldier (which you wrote, assuming that’s the word you meant). Solder, as in a soldering iron, is pronounced Saw-dur in the US. Ya dingus 😉

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    • dingus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lmao thank you! This is the comment I was looking for. Calling me out for being stupid and making a mistake instead of downvoting without explanation!

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  • Pregnenolone@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Couldn’t even wait longer than an hour to complain about downvotes.

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  • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not really, it’s the same as caulk.

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    • dingus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Can you link me a to a clip or a pronunciation source that has someone pronouncing it like that? I’ve never heard that anywhere in my life. I’m guessing it’s a less common accent.

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• obinice@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I always find it odd that Americans pronounce it so weirdly, but that’s different cultures with different fresh takes on our language I suppose.

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• Kase@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not to be confused with soljer soldier

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  • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You say that, but there’s the anachronistic nautical slang “soger” for an inept or lazy sailor. It came from the soldiers assigned to British navy ships, who did not participate in the sailing of the vessel.

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  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7Fa6kE718

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