I've never pronounced the "l" and have rarely heard anyone else pronounce it that way. USA from New York to Florida to California to Washington (state). So I don't think it is just some parts of the USA.
A search for solder definition yields many websites that define the pronunciation with a silent "l", with a few that specifically mention a British pronunciation with a spoken "l". So once again, we're separated by a common language.
On the other hand, I can say "art" and no one thinks I meant "ought".
;')
Steve Greenfield
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "bjones6uk" <bjones6uk@...> wrote:
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> It's curious as to why 'soldering' becomes 'sodering' in the USA. I had colleagues in the Michigan area that were incapable (apparently) of saying the 'l' in solder.
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "chris" <chris@> wrote:
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> > It was in the USA that I first heard them referred to as a "Sodering Irons" .. I assumed at the time that it was a mistake and that "Soldering" was the only correct term.. I was assured though that in some parts of the US the term "Sodering" is quite common.
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> > Chris
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