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Does anyone else pronounce "Soldering" as "Saudering"?
Bluesharp:
Hello, I'm American. I have a long history with electronics, and half a Bachelor's degree in EE before switching to Computer Science. I have always pronounced the word "solder" as "sodder" since I was a teenager (1978). In fact, I had never hear it pronounced as as "solder" until a movie I watched in 2023. I understand that the English language has a lot of differences in pronouncing "English" words, such as "Aluminum". This is a particular annoyance of mine, since there are no extra characters in the word "aluminum" that would cause it to be pronounced "Al-u-min-ium". So I'm in the "sodder" and "al-um-i-num" camp. English is confusing because of the many alternately pronounced syllables in the language. Which is right and which is wrong? I depends on your language background and where you're from. I can't call it "correct" or "incorrect". It's just etymology and history. As long as we understand what is meant, who cares?
Monkeh:
--- Quote from: Bluesharp on November 10, 2023, 10:09:42 pm ---This is a particular annoyance of mine, since there are no extra characters in the word "aluminum" that would cause it to be pronounced "Al-u-min-ium".
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Really? And there I was thinking it was spelt aluminium.
Thanks for bringing this nine and a half year old thread back for that, though.
bdunham7:
I think it is more like "sahder", with the o pronounced "ah" instead of like "sold" or " the cow's gone, I sold 'er".
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Monkeh on November 10, 2023, 10:13:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: Bluesharp on November 10, 2023, 10:09:42 pm ---This is a particular annoyance of mine, since there are no extra characters in the word "aluminum" that would cause it to be pronounced "Al-u-min-ium".
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Really? And there I was thinking it was spelt aluminium.
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It's spelt aluminum in american english. And aluminium pretty much everywhere else. That would be why. Probably comes from customary pronunciation in america that has made it to the dictionary.
Not that it's particularly interesting.
TimFox:
Where is the "f" sound found in "lieutenant"?
It is spelled the same way on both sides of the Atlantic.
(The answer is that is another side-effect of adopting a French word into English, similar to the silly pronunciation of "colonel".)
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