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it's scone until you've eaten it then it's scone
Scone is the correct way.
I love jamali "no I'm saying it for comical effect"
If anyone is interested, Scone vs Scone is not a posh vs common thing but a regional difference. And unlike a lot of English pronunciations, the difference is not a north/south one, but an east/west/centre one. People in the south west (Dorset, Devon and Cornwall) say (generally) scone like bone, also people in a triangle from Hull to Stoke to Spalding generally also pronounce it like bone. As do people in Essex. People not in these areas pronounce scone like gone Of course within these places there are people who say it the other way, but this is the general rule that organisations that study this, such as yougov, show. There is a great map by Adrian Leemann, David Britain & Tam Blaxter from the University of Cambridge that shows this
It was hilarious and you can tell it's true because when she came to pronounce it, she could barely pronounce it the 'wrong' way. She paused just before she said it - 'sss... con'.
I once overheard two ladies debating this and using arguments based on how one pronounces "one" versus "cone".
I reckon we should all pronounce it "skoon" just like Scone Palace in Scotland.
David Mitchell should write a book about the English language and snobbery, related to pronunciation and regional dialect. For example, idea that poshness is a sign of high intelligence. All the booby traps set by a rigid class system.
βDeep down within her theres a thugβ Iβm CACKLING
Lee Mack lightning wit best and fastest responses I love this trio of presenters..
History is on the side of scone as in gone. It's a Scottish invention, and the Scots say scon. Old English had two spellings for it: scon and scone. By keeping the spelling with the silent 'e', we practically invited the incorrect 'stone' pronunciation to take over.
βThe nameβs scone; jam scone.β
First short i've actually appriciated the subtitles
activate jamali!
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Scon without the 'e' Scone with the 'e'
What's the fastest cake in the world? 'Scone!
And nobody says it how Rosie does!
This is making me very hungry for a scone
I thought it was made up until she mentioned attacking a girl not even mentioned in the card.