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| IanB:
And with all of this thread, we still don't have "soddering" as an option in the poll. What's more, I think "souldering" and "soldering" sound the same :-// |
| T3sl4co1l:
--- Quote from: Rigby on May 04, 2014, 01:31:17 am --- --- Quote from: codeboy2k on May 03, 2014, 11:00:35 pm ---I'm Canadian, I've always pronounced it and heard it pronounced around me as 'soddering' without the 'L'. However, I frankly think that's wrong now. We don't pronounce 'welding' as wedding' , although a wedding is a welding of two , so to speak :) We also don't pronounce 'molding' as 'modding', nor 'soldier' as 'sodier', nor 'sold' as 'sod' , so why should we pronounce 'soldering' as 'soddering' ?? Clearly, it's just wrong to me now. --- End quote --- Your head will explode if you start thinking of pairs like "laughter" and "daughter" (which differ in spelling only by their first letters) or "comb" and "bomb", or "need" and "knead", "head" and "heed", and so on. there is no sense here. Pronouncing your words based on rules that fit every word will have you saying unintelligible gibberish immediately. the point of language is to communicate. so use the words and the pronunciations that match your audience, or you'll find your words wasted. silly things like "I know how to pronounce this word and no one else does" only lead to your listeners thinking a lot more about your pronunciation than what you're actually saying. --- End quote --- People trying to apply rules to the English language? :-DD :-DD |
| XOIIO:
--- Quote from: IanB on May 04, 2014, 04:34:18 am ---And with all of this thread, we still don't have "soddering" as an option in the poll. What's more, I think "souldering" and "soldering" sound the same :-// --- End quote --- Well, people who had to settle on another choice would not be able to vote for that option, and I wouldn't want to reset the poll. Besides, I think saudering and soddering are pronounced pretty much the same. |
| nanofrog:
--- Quote from: XOIIO on May 04, 2014, 06:56:03 am --- --- Quote from: IanB on May 04, 2014, 04:34:18 am ---And with all of this thread, we still don't have "soddering" as an option in the poll. What's more, I think "souldering" and "soldering" sound the same :-// --- End quote --- Well, people who had to settle on another choice would not be able to vote for that option, and I wouldn't want to reset the poll. Besides, I think saudering and soddering are pronounced pretty much the same. --- End quote --- Then why not change it to "saudering/soddering"? I ask, as I haven't voted because I don't see them as identical, and don't think I'm the only one (don't quite see "sawd" as = to "sod"). Such a simple change would allow those that were looking for "sodder" to have a suitable choice, as it shows you do see the similarity close enough to be identical spellings to generate the same pronunciation. Should eliminate corrupting the existing data or having to perform a reset as well. ;) |
| rolycat:
--- Quote from: ampdoctor on May 04, 2014, 02:45:30 am --- Now lets get back to fighting over something that matters....Aluminum vs Aluminium! :palm: --- End quote --- Well, that's pretty much decided. Aluminium is the official IUPAC spelling and is used by most of the world, while aluminum is a 'variant' spelling largely confined to the US and Canada. This is reflected in the Wikipedia entry - search for aluminum and you get redirected to the entry for aluminium. On the other hand, the IUPAC chose the American spelling for Sulfur, which was until recently spelt 'Sulphur' in British English. |
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