Yeah, whatever, I have no idea what that means. All I was pointing out is if there was no l in the English word soldier, it would probably not be pronounced with that hard j sound (that is really more of a blend of the d and j sound), instead it would likely be pronounced as
so deer or
so dee ur. Merriam-Webster's pronunciation guide for the word breaks it down thusly:
sol·dier \ˈsōl-jər\ (notice the d is omitted entirely, yet it would be the dominant sound in the rendering
Parodier). Anyway, that's my last statement on the issue, I am obviously extremely ignorant in matters of linguistics, so I will bow before your superior sagacity.
