Vaguely OT:Merkin for the stuff you use in electrical circuits

[Jethro_uk]

We say "Solder", they seem to say "Sodder" (or "Soder" ?).

Noticed on an old Mythbusters yesterday.

[Davey]

It's being lazy. They also say 'Wadder' for water.

[Graham.]

I think it's them that say "solder" and us that say "sowlder"

This is getting dangerously Gershwinesque.

[S Viemeister]

I've spent many years in the US (east coast), and haven't heard anyone pronounce the 'l' in solder.

[Jules Richardson]

Indeed they do, and it's one of those things I'm not sure I'll ever get used to (after a few years here I can handle things such as calling spanners wrenches, and torches flashlights :-)

The different pronunciation of chassis always catches me out too (and buoy as booey just gives me the chuckles ;)

cheers

Jules

[Brian Gaff]

I did not notice it myself. I'm quite enjoying the old ones as I missed them. I note Discovery has some new ones after the last new ones that were on Quest, but as I'm not a subscriber I'll wait for the reruns on Quest.

I'd imagine they do take quite an effort to produce though.

Brian

[Brian Gaff]

Its just accents. Adam is very good at differnt accents. Brian

[Mike Barnes]

Jethro_uk :

Actually many of us say "solda". :-)

Some of them even say "sudder". It's official: see

the standard pronunciations have no L but they acknowledge that Brits say it differently.

[Owain]

They say "wirenuts", we say "fire hazard"

They say "aloominum". we say "fire hazard"

Owain

[Theo Markettos]

Is this deliberate marketing-ese, or is omitting the 'L' an actual spelling over there?

[Adam Funk]

Torches are carried by angry villagers along with pitchforks. ;-)

[Mike Barnes]

[geoff]

In message , Jethro_uk writes

And ?

they say newkiller (well, Bush used to) - apt but incorrect

aluminum, rowter, yurup also , to name a few

[geoff]

In message , Brian Gaff writes

Well, it's certainly , ... different

[Bob Eager]

Interesting. My grandmother *always* pronounced it 'sodder'. She was married to a Canadian.

[geoff]

In message , Mike Barnes writes

Actually - it takes a Scot to pronounce "Iron" correctly, so we'd best not get too carried away

(Geoff in not putting other nations down - shocker)

[S Viemeister]

IIRC Bush said noo-kyoo-ler

[geoff]

Then you remember incorrectly

[Frank Erskine]

Scotsmen also pronounce "houses" as "housses" (not hooses!) rather than the more English "howzez".

[charles]

I ssupect that depends on which part of Scotland the Scotsmen come from. There isn't just one "Scotish accent".