Typical of the ignorant Americans (Yanks)  😀

Who else remembers the "Soddering Techniques" video at the BCNZ Training Centre in Wellington?

I do, from 1981! Never forgot the "soddering thing"!!!!

It's similar to the "erb" and "oreggannno" things I suppose.

They can't help it. Mind you, there are plenty of Kiwi oddities.

"uplift" instead of collect or pick up for example. "yous" instead of you. Darter instead of day-ter.

It is what it is. 

Dial111: Is sword pronounced sawed or sward I always thought it was the former, but many American TV shows use the latter, I don’t recall any historical knights of american descent wielding swords.

It should rhyme with sawed.

Another like this is pronouncing Anthony - which should sound like ant-onny - as an-thon-ee.

Geektastic: Mind you, there are plenty of Kiwi oddities.

 

"uplift" instead of collect or pick up for example. "yous" instead of you. Darter instead of day-ter.

Conversely, "uplift" is apparently of Scottish origin, I've heard Americans say "yous" and I've heard Brits say "darter".

It is what it is.

That it is! 😛

British Youtube tech videos aren't without their own sins either. "Rooter" seems very wrong. Can't quite decide whether that or sodder is more distracting.

Geektastic: Darter instead of day-ter.

I'm sure that is another Americanism, like raut vs root.

One time, I ordered a glass of Merlot.  I received Miller Light.  Didn't enjoy it at all.

And then, there is buoy...

mdf:

 

British Youtube tech videos aren't without their own sins either. "Rooter" seems very wrong. Can't quite decide whether that or sodder is more distracting.

 

Actually "rooter" I believe is the correct way for router to be pronounced if you're from the likes of UK, NZ or Oz. After all the word route is the path you travel and a router selects the route for data to travel.   I know it might not sound right, but that's only because we have allowed ourselves to be indoctrinated by the US pronunciation.

We have a word "rout" (disorderly retreat) in the English language prounounced exactly like the Yanks pronounce route. I wonder how they say rout? 

Then we can start on aluminium or aluminum. 🤯

mdav056:

 

One time, I ordered a glass of Merlot.  I received Miller Light.  Didn't enjoy it at all.

 

And then, there is buoy...

 

Did you mean booee?

mdf:

British Youtube tech videos aren't without their own sins either. "Rooter" seems very wrong. Can't quite decide whether that or sodder is more distracting.

robjg63: When I started work in 1981 (in NZ) we had an english built computer and some of the visiting support techs were english.
They pronounced the word "rooter". My boss (never a squeamish or pretentious man) said - "I am not pronouncing it like that - it just sounds so wrong".
I guess we have our own Australasian alternative meaning for the word, so american pronunciation sounds more seemly.

Technofreak: Then we can start on aluminium or aluminum. 🤯 

Pretty sure Aluminum is correct but the British altered it to fit with other elements ending with "ium".