Scone or Scone

[Lofthouse Lower]

How do you pronounce it?

Scone - as in bone is obviously correct

but I've heard some social misfits pronounce it as in 'gone', which is obviously incorrect

[seanworth]

I've heard both, but always used the scone/bone pronunciation myself.

[CrazyHorse]

Scone, rhymes with cone.

T'other way is the southern way.

And they're all too stupid to realise how daft they sound....

[BWFC_Insane]

As though it is "gone".

Anything else just sounds posh and pretentious.

[Lofthouse Lower]

As though it is "gone".

Anything else just sounds posh and pretentious.

but it has an 'e' on the end, for when you have 'scones' (bones)

Scons would be appropriate in your case, you mental.

[Gary the Enfield]

The Stone of Scone is pronounced as bone.

But the cake-like Scone is pronounced s'gone!

I just made that up!

[seanworth]

Scone, rhymes with cone.

T'other way is the southern way.

And they're all too stupid to realise how daft they sound....

Didn't realize it was a north south thing. I'd assume it was an English/American thing even though I'm not sure if Americans are even familiar with the word.

[BWFC_Insane]

As though it is "gone".

Anything else just sounds posh and pretentious.

but it has an 'e' on the end, for when you have 'scones' (bones)

Scons would be appropriate in your case, you mental.

Just like you don't write gon.

Anyways the majority of folk in the UK use the scon pronunciation so I'll stick with that. Cos its right!

[BWFC_Insane]

Scone, rhymes with cone.

T'other way is the southern way.

And they're all too stupid to realise how daft they sound....

Didn't realize it was a north south thing. I'd assume it was an English/American thing even though I'm not sure if Americans are even familiar with the word.

Its not a North/South thing that is incorrect. I believe when they researched it, the spread of pronunciations was entirely random. Just more folk pronounce it gone than bone.

[CrazyHorse]

It is a North/South thing.
BWFCi is just embarrassed to discover he's lumped in with Gooner Girl, Gary the Enfield and bish.

Next he'll be wearing a pearly jacket and eating pie and mash.

[Gooner Girl]

Scone as in gone of course.

[Lofthouse Lower]

[BWFC_Insane]

It is a North/South thing.
BWFCi is just embarrassed to discover he's lumped in with Gooner Girl, Gary the Enfield and bish.

Next he'll be wearing a pearly jacket and eating pie and mash.

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Unlike some words and sounds eg the vowels a and u, it wasn't a north/south thing but seemed completely random and quirky. What was amazing was how much passion the subject generated. I had always said 'scone' to rhyme with 'gone' and thought the 'bone' pronunciation was very posh and pretentious. Those who said 'scone' to rhyme with 'bone', I discovered, felt exactly the same about my pronunciation. The OED is no help on the matter, giving both pronunciations (with the 'bone' sound first, if that means anything). John Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at UCL conducted a survey and found that two-thirds of the population prefer the 'gone' pronunciation. That pronunciation was overwhelmingly preferred in Scotland,

Sorry but its not a North/South thing.

In my experience more folk from that there London say s"cone" than s"gone".

Cone is the posh way, however you may like to slice it!

[Worthy4England]

S-cone (rather than S-con) - not a shred of doubt.

[seanworth]

Oooh I'm posh. First time I've ever heard that. Must say it more often so that more people will know. Might even help me in my new job hunt.

[Gooner Girl]

It is a North/South thing.
BWFCi is just embarrassed to discover he's lumped in with Gooner Girl, Gary the Enfield and bish.

Next he'll be wearing a pearly jacket and eating pie and mash.

http://virtuallinguist.typepad.com/the_ ... scone.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unlike some words and sounds eg the vowels a and u, it wasn't a north/south thing but seemed completely random and quirky. What was amazing was how much passion the subject generated. I had always said 'scone' to rhyme with 'gone' and thought the 'bone' pronunciation was very posh and pretentious. Those who said 'scone' to rhyme with 'bone', I discovered, felt exactly the same about my pronunciation. The OED is no help on the matter, giving both pronunciations (with the 'bone' sound first, if that means anything). John Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at UCL conducted a survey and found that two-thirds of the population prefer the 'gone' pronunciation. That pronunciation was overwhelmingly preferred in Scotland,

Sorry but its not a North/South thing.

In my experience more folk from that there London say s"cone" than s"gone".

Cone is the posh way, however you may like to slice it!

Agreed. S"cone" is the posh way of saying it.

[CrazyHorse]

Lor' luv a duck! Sorry but its not a Narth/Sarwf fing.

Cor blimey Mary Poppins. In me experience mawer folk from what there Laaandon say s"cone" van s"gone".

Cone is da posh way, 'owever yew may like ter slice it! Know what I mean?

[Lofthouse Lower]

I've just found this picture of BWFC Insane and his Mrs

[Big_Sharps]

As though it is "gone".

Anything else just sounds posh and pretentious.

Agreed, the Scone - Cone way sounds posh.

[Lord Kangana]

I say scone, obviously.