http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldering - definition
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?solder02=soldering -
enunciation
Without the L being emphisized seems to be the way the
Dictionary of the American Language seems to enunciate it also.
That may be just one of those differences 'across the pond'.
><> ... Jack
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 8:45 AM, bjones6uk <bjones6uk@...> wrote:
> 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.
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "chris" <chris@...> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Piers Goodhew <piers@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I thought Wikipedia would have the answer, but it does not.
> > >
> > > I'm guessing it predates soldering - as we have clothes "irons" (which
> > > may have actually been iron (wikipedia again deficient)) and the
> > > phrase "strike while the iron is hot" - which I take to mean a
> > > branding iron and they usually are iron 'cos that's what guys on farms
> > > have handy.
> > >
> > > Just a generic phrase for hot metal from back when there weren't many
> > > around?
> > >
> > > It's also just occurred to me that you'd want the handle to be iron
> > > because it doesn't transfer heat well, and it's probably a bit hard to
> > > fuse iron and copper manually.
> > >
> > > PG
> > >
> > > On 16/10/2009, at 7:38 PM, Stefan Trethan wrote:
> > >
> > > > BELL SYSTEM PRACTICES
> > > > Plant Series
> > > > SECTION 075-160-301
> > > > Issue 2, August, 1961
> > > > AT&TCo Standard
> > > > SCREWDRIVERS
> > > > SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE
> > > >
> > > > <
> http://www.telephonecollectors.org/DocumentLibrary/BSPs/075Division/075-160-301.pdf
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Quote:
> > > >
> > > > <Do not stick a screwdriver in either the
> > > > flame of a furnace or torch, or a pot of hot
> > > > solder, as this will destroy the temper of the tool.
> > > > Never use a screwdriver as a substitute for a
> > > > soldering copper.>
> > > >
> > > > This is the only reference to a soldering copper I have ever seen,
> but
> > > > it immediately caught my eye since I always thought iron is the wrong
> > > > name.
> > > > Anyway, it's just odd that they would use a name that doesn't appear
> > > > to exist anywhere else.
> > > >
> > > > ST
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM, AD5VJ Bob <rtnmi@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > No not sure, it has been a while. Could have been copper though I
> > > > know it heated up really fast and stayed that way for quiet a
> > > > > while.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bob AD5VJ
> > > >
> > >
> >
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