How do Scottish people pronounce scones?
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How do Scottish people pronounce scones?
A fun survey has revealed that more than three-quarters of Scots agree that ‘scone’ should rhyme with ‘gone’. What makes up the perfect afternoon tea was at the heart of a recent surveying of the UK’s aficionados.
How do Canadians pronounce scone?
Do you pronounce scone to rhyme with Joan or John? In Canada, about 40 percent of English speakers go for the soft o sound, as in John, compared to two third of those in the U.K. But in the United States, 90 percent rhyme it with Joan.
How do you pronounce scone in Macbeth?
The ancient town in Scotland, where King Robert the Bruce and Macbeth, amongst others, were crowned, is spelled the same way but pronounced to rhyme with ‘soon’, IPA: /skuːn/. This is the pronunciation for ‘the Stone of Scone’, the traditional stone on which Kings of Scotland were crowned.
Who says scone and who says scone?
In British English the two pronunciations traditionally have different regional and class associations, with the first pronunciation associated with the north of England and the northern working class, while the second is associated with the south and the middle class.
How do you pronounce scone in Cornwall?
On the subject of scones, lead researcher Dr Adrian Leeman said: “Our data shows that for the North and Scotland, scone rhymes with gone, for Cornwall and the area around Sheffield it rhymes with cone – while for the rest of England, there seems to be a lot of community-internal variation.”
Is scone or SCON posh?
Following etiquette, the correct pronunciation of scone is ‘skon’, to rhyme with ‘gone’, rather than ‘skone’ to rhyme with ‘bone’. The ‘posh’ pronunciation of scone really isn’t so posh after all.
How do Northerners pronounce scone?
Like most of these discussions the scone debate is regional and certain parts of the UK tend to pronounce it a particular way. Generally, northerners tend to rhyme the cake with “gone” the most, but southerners aren’t far behind as most of them too pronounce scone as if it rhymes with “gone”.
Is it posh to say scone or SCON?
Find out how you can get more news from SurreyLive straight to your inbox HERE. Following etiquette, the correct pronunciation of scone is ‘skon’, to rhyme with ‘gone’, rather than ‘skone’ to rhyme with ‘bone’. The ‘posh’ pronunciation of scone really isn’t so posh after all.
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