PeterD wrote:
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:43:29 +0100, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
wrote:

Why don't Americans pronounce the L in SOLDER?

They say SODER which sounds almost like SOD HER.

Weird.

Because the 'L' is silent? And how do you pronounce your last name?

Thing is, it's always the yanks who think the rest of the world is out of
step !

Most of the English-speaking world says "sol-der".

geoff