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Do *you* pronounce the L in SOLDER ? (In the USA?)
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Nusa:
Two problems with the question, IMO. First is that the individual's background is more important than their current location. Second is that the US is a big enough place that regional differences are significant.
IanB:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on December 21, 2022, 07:53:59 pm ---The thread was all about how words are pronounced in various parts of the world, if you noticed. So you'll be surprised how some words can be prounounced differently in different parts of the world, they already are within the same country. All the more for acronyms. In some languages, it is even unusual to pronounce acronyms as nouns. The world is a big place.

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But ARM is a name, the name of a company and a brand. Usually, the people who own a name get to choose how it should be pronounced. If you pronounce it differently than the owner of the name, then they are entitled to tell you that you are wrong.
Sal Ammoniac:

--- Quote from: IanB on December 21, 2022, 08:18:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on December 21, 2022, 07:53:59 pm ---The thread was all about how words are pronounced in various parts of the world, if you noticed. So you'll be surprised how some words can be prounounced differently in different parts of the world, they already are within the same country. All the more for acronyms. In some languages, it is even unusual to pronounce acronyms as nouns. The world is a big place.

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But ARM is a name, the name of a company and a brand. Usually, the people who own a name get to choose how it should be pronounced. If you pronounce it differently than the owner of the name, then they are entitled to tell you that you are wrong.

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In my current position, I've been on a number of conference calls with ARM employees, and they always pronounce it "arm".
TimFox:
"ARM" is a good example of an acronym, a word formed from a pronounceable abbreviation.
Dave Wise:
I've used solder for 55 years and never heard an "L" until I watched a Dave video :)

Another Dave
US west coast, brought up by Minnesotans, you betcha.
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