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[–] 35 points 2 years ago* (28 children)

I already do this with the word "solder" which confuses my fellow Americans greatly. They seem to think I'm lying that the L is sounded out in some other English speaking countries.

I just think the American pronunciation (SAW-dur) sounds wrong.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I don't solder, so I'm no expert, but I've only ever heard it pronounced "sodder" (though agreed, leaving out the "l" sound is an odd choice).

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Out of all the different ways Americans pronounce words differently, hearing sodder is the only one that makes me cringe.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Are you sure that place have.. SOBER!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Are you sure people there are sober? As in not drunk.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It’s pronounced “solber”

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    What area of the country are you in? I'm on the West Coast and the normal pronunciation is with the L. Pronunciations often depend on region though

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Not to be confused with soljer soldier

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

    I'm in the US and I've never heard anyone pronounce it "SAW-dur" in person or in any form of media. You are supposed to pronounce the L in the General American accent.

    If you use Google's word pronunciation tools, both General American and Received Pronunciation pronounce the L in soldier.

    Edit: I like the downvotes to all my comments without anyone showing me people pronouncing it that way.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think this is a misunderstanding. The poster you're replying to is talking about solder, not soldier (which you wrote, assuming that's the word you meant). Solder, as in a soldering iron, is pronounced Saw-dur in the US. Ya dingus 😉

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