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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.
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).
In UK/Australia/NZ we pronounce it as written, with the l.
It was friends and YouTube content creators from the UK that made me realize that dropping the L isn't done everywhere else. I grew up thinking that it was just one of those English words that break all the pronunciation rules.
I am today years old learning that it was spelled with an L and not just a D.
That's a lot or a little or a standard amount of years! And, still will be and is if people read or are reading these comments years from now. Or before now.
Out of all the different ways Americans pronounce words differently, hearing sodder is the only one that makes me cringe.
Are you sure that place have.. SOBER!
Are you sure people there are sober? As in not drunk.
It’s pronounced “solber”
When high?
"hilgh"
That's almost blackcurrant in Danish: solbær (meaning "sunberries")
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
In New England I've only ever heard it without the L (like "sodder").
That makes sense given the region
I'm on the west coast, Northern California. Huh.
Not to be confused with ~~soljer~~ soldier
You say that, but there's the anachronistic nautical slang "soger" for an inept or lazy sailor. It came from the soldiers assigned to British navy ships, who did not participate in the sailing of the vessel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7Fa6kE718
I always find it odd that Americans pronounce it so weirdly, but that's different cultures with different fresh takes on our language I suppose.
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.
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 😉
Lmao thank you! This is the comment I was looking for. Calling me out for being stupid and making a mistake instead of downvoting without explanation!
Not really, it’s the same as caulk.
Can you link me a to a clip or a pronunciation source that has someone pronouncing it like that? I've never heard that anywhere in my life. I'm guessing it's a less common accent.
Couldn’t even wait longer than an hour to complain about downvotes.