Scone or Scone?

degsyhufc · 30-05-2011, 20:29

Erm....yeah

It's hard to convey though text

How do you pronounce it?

From WP

Quote:

The pronunciation of the word within the United Kingdom varies. According to one academic study, two-thirds of the British population pronounce it /ˈskɒn/, rhyming with "con" and "John", with the preference rising to 99% in the Scottish population. The rest pronounce it /ˈskoʊn/, rhyming with "cone" and "Joan". British dictionaries usually show the "con" form as the preferred pronunciation, while recognising that the "cone" form also exists.[1] This is alluded to in the poem which contains the lines "I asked the maid in dulcet tone / To order me a buttered scone / The silly girl has been and gone / And ordered me a buttered scone." In John Betjeman's "How to Get on in Society" the poem ends "I'm afraid the preserve's full of stones; / Beg pardon, I'm soiling the doyleys / With afternoon tea-cakes and scones."
The Oxford English Dictionary reports that the first mention of the word was in 1513. The word scone derives perhaps from the Middle Dutch schoonbrood (fine white bread), from schoon (pure, clean) and brood (bread).[2]
The word scone may also derive from the Gaelic term "sgonn" meaning a shapless mass or large mouthful. The Middle Low German term "schonbrot" meaning fine bread may also have played a role in the origination of this word. Or, perhaps, the word is based on the Scottish town of Scone. [3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone_(bread)

degsyhufc · 30-05-2011, 20:31

I pronouce it as con / John.

Annie1fortennis · 30-05-2011, 20:34

I say it both ways

Was born in Birmingham and I think I said 'scon'. I have lived in London for 37 years and I think I say 'scone' now but only when I am with posh ppl.

Whirliegig · 30-05-2011, 20:36

its scone, of course. scon.

( and if the word comes from the town of Scone, then it would be pronounced Scoon...adding even more confusion...personally I think I'll go with the Gaelic etymology)

and its not a dropped scone, its a pancake.

AppleJuice:) · 30-05-2011, 20:49

My family always said scon and thought that scone was the posh way to say it but I had a friend who's family was from Yorkshire who thought of it the other way round. Said scone and thought of scon as posh?

Russ_WWFC · 30-05-2011, 21:40

Scon for me

whoever,hey · 30-05-2011, 21:44

Ive pronounced it both ways all my life. I like how it's not a regional thing.

badcompany3004 · 30-05-2011, 21:49

I've pronounced it as scone as in the old joke "it's gone" but I think that be down to me being common as muck

Paradise_Lost · 31-05-2011, 01:50

The infernal Skon people are predictably having their way with the poll.

The Alpha Gamer · 31-05-2011, 02:57

It's "Cone" with an "S", therefor "Scone" rhymes with cone. Anyone who calls it a scon is either way too posh or just an idiot.

Kathrynha · 31-05-2011, 11:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Alpha Gamer

It's "Cone" with an "S", therefor "Scone" rhymes with cone. Anyone who calls it a scon is either way too posh or just an idiot.

No it's "gone" but with the "g" replaced with "sc", therefore "Scone" rhymes with gone. Anyone who calls it a scown is either way too posh or just an idiot.

Teddybleads · 31-05-2011, 12:03

Scon.

Anyone who calls it scone...( insert your own judgment here).

Fizzee Rascal · 31-05-2011, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddybleads

Scon.

Anyone who calls it scone...( insert your own judgment here).

.....is correct. And particularly attractive.

mirabelle · 31-05-2011, 12:43

whats the fastest cake in the world....?

...scone. (said scon)

ejak · 31-05-2011, 12:51

If it was spelt scon then I'd call it scon, but seeing as its spelt scone then I'll call it a scone

plus do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston

Gondolin Girl · 31-05-2011, 12:51

Scon.

I've always thought the other pronunciation is way too posh.

degsyhufc · 31-05-2011, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejak

If it was spelt scon then I'd call it scon, but seeing as its spelt scone then I'll call it a scone

plus do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston

I pronouce Tonne as Tun. Where does that leave us?

Teddybleads · 31-05-2011, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gondolin Girl

Scon.

I've always thought the other pronunciation is way too posh.

I thought it was the other way round. Scon, posh, scone..not so much.

sixtynine · 31-05-2011, 13:03

I've voted Scon, although tbh I pronounce it both ways.
My mum would pronounce it scon, so I've gone with that.

Elphie_Lives · 31-05-2011, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gondolin Girl

Scon.

I've always thought the other pronunciation is way too posh.

Same, people who say scone like cone are usually posh or attempting to be.

badcompany3004 · 31-05-2011, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejak

If it was spelt scon then I'd call it scon, but seeing as its spelt scone then I'll call it a scone

plus do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston

How do you say One? Or how about Gone? Or there is Shone?

I would love to here you skoʊn people pronouncing these words it would be like your talking with a bag of wine gums in your mouth

It can work either way

ejak · 31-05-2011, 13:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by badcompany3004

How do you say One? Or how about Gone? Or there is Shone?

I would love to here you skoʊn people pronouncing these words it would be like your talking with a bag of wine gums in your mouth

It can work either way

Of course it can,

but I just found out from this thread that I'm posh

or trying to be

badcompany3004 · 31-05-2011, 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejak

Of course it can,

but I just found out from this thread that I'm posh

or trying to be

I've always known I am common so it came as no shock in this thread

Although finding out I was an idiot was a bit harsh

The Alpha Gamer · 31-05-2011, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejak

do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston

I lol'ed!

degsyhufc · 31-05-2011, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

I pronouce Tonne as Tun. Where does that leave us?

Quote:

Originally Posted by badcompany3004

How do you say One? Or how about Gone? Or there is Shone?

I would love to here you skoʊn people pronouncing these words it would be like your talking with a bag of wine gums in your mouth

It can work either way

Those are better than my example

View Poll Results: How do you pronounce it?
/ˈskɒn/, rhyming with "con" and "John"	42	60.87%
/ˈskoʊn/, rhyming with "cone" and "Joan"	27	39.13%
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30-05-2011, 20:29	#1
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Scone or Scone? Erm....yeah It's hard to convey though text How do you pronounce it? From WP Quote: The pronunciation of the word within the United Kingdom varies. According to one academic study, two-thirds of the British population pronounce it /ˈskɒn/, rhyming with "con" and "John", with the preference rising to 99% in the Scottish population. The rest pronounce it /ˈskoʊn/, rhyming with "cone" and "Joan". British dictionaries usually show the "con" form as the preferred pronunciation, while recognising that the "cone" form also exists.[1] This is alluded to in the poem which contains the lines "I asked the maid in dulcet tone / To order me a buttered scone / The silly girl has been and gone / And ordered me a buttered scone." In John Betjeman's "How to Get on in Society" the poem ends "I'm afraid the preserve's full of stones; / Beg pardon, I'm soiling the doyleys / With afternoon tea-cakes and scones." The Oxford English Dictionary reports that the first mention of the word was in 1513. The word scone derives perhaps from the Middle Dutch schoonbrood (fine white bread), from schoon (pure, clean) and brood (bread).[2] The word scone may also derive from the Gaelic term "sgonn" meaning a shapless mass or large mouthful. The Middle Low German term "schonbrot" meaning fine bread may also have played a role in the origination of this word. Or, perhaps, the word is based on the Scottish town of Scone. [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone_(bread)

30-05-2011, 20:31	#2
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	I pronouce it as con / John.

30-05-2011, 20:34	#3
Annie1fortennis Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 889	I say it both ways Was born in Birmingham and I think I said 'scon'. I have lived in London for 37 years and I think I say 'scone' now but only when I am with posh ppl.

30-05-2011, 20:36	#4
Whirliegig Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the Celtic Fringe Posts: 2,730	its scone, of course. scon. ( and if the word comes from the town of Scone, then it would be pronounced Scoon...adding even more confusion...personally I think I'll go with the Gaelic etymology) and its not a dropped scone, its a pancake.

30-05-2011, 20:49	#5
AppleJuice:) Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Playing with Lego Posts: 2,660	My family always said scon and thought that scone was the posh way to say it but I had a friend who's family was from Yorkshire who thought of it the other way round. Said scone and thought of scon as posh?

30-05-2011, 21:40	#6
Russ_WWFC Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,710	Scon for me

30-05-2011, 21:44	#7
whoever,hey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30,072	Ive pronounced it both ways all my life. I like how it's not a regional thing.

30-05-2011, 21:49	#8
badcompany3004 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chester, PSN:Badcompany3004 Posts: 6,145	I've pronounced it as scone as in the old joke "it's gone" but I think that be down to me being common as muck

31-05-2011, 01:50	#9
Paradise_Lost Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 4,163	The infernal Skon people are predictably having their way with the poll.

31-05-2011, 02:57	#10
The Alpha Gamer Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,075	It's "Cone" with an "S", therefor "Scone" rhymes with cone. Anyone who calls it a scon is either way too posh or just an idiot.

31-05-2011, 11:43	#11
Kathrynha Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 628	Quote: Originally Posted by The Alpha Gamer It's "Cone" with an "S", therefor "Scone" rhymes with cone. Anyone who calls it a scon is either way too posh or just an idiot. No it's "gone" but with the "g" replaced with "sc", therefore "Scone" rhymes with gone. Anyone who calls it a scown is either way too posh or just an idiot.

31-05-2011, 12:03	#12
Teddybleads Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,118	Scon. Anyone who calls it scone...( insert your own judgment here).

31-05-2011, 12:13	#13
Fizzee Rascal Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Edge of Hell Posts: 938	Quote: Originally Posted by Teddybleads Scon. Anyone who calls it scone...( insert your own judgment here). .....is correct. And particularly attractive.

31-05-2011, 12:43	#14
mirabelle Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: around Posts: 2,627	whats the fastest cake in the world....? ...scone. (said scon)

31-05-2011, 12:51	#15
ejak Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 793	If it was spelt scon then I'd call it scon, but seeing as its spelt scone then I'll call it a scone plus do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston

31-05-2011, 12:51	#16
Gondolin Girl Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,370	Scon. I've always thought the other pronunciation is way too posh.

31-05-2011, 12:53	#17
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Quote: Originally Posted by ejak If it was spelt scon then I'd call it scon, but seeing as its spelt scone then I'll call it a scone plus do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston I pronouce Tonne as Tun. Where does that leave us?

31-05-2011, 13:02	#18
Teddybleads Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,118	Quote: Originally Posted by Gondolin Girl Scon. I've always thought the other pronunciation is way too posh. I thought it was the other way round. Scon, posh, scone..not so much.

31-05-2011, 13:03	#19
sixtynine Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lufbra Posts: 3,149	I've voted Scon, although tbh I pronounce it both ways. My mum would pronounce it scon, so I've gone with that.

31-05-2011, 13:04	#20
Elphie_Lives Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,179	Quote: Originally Posted by Gondolin Girl Scon. I've always thought the other pronunciation is way too posh. Same, people who say scone like cone are usually posh or attempting to be.

31-05-2011, 13:16	#22
ejak Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 793	Quote: Originally Posted by badcompany3004 How do you say One? Or how about Gone? Or there is Shone? I would love to here you skoʊn people pronouncing these words it would be like your talking with a bag of wine gums in your mouth It can work either way Of course it can, but I just found out from this thread that I'm posh or trying to be

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31-05-2011, 13:23	#23
badcompany3004 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chester, PSN:Badcompany3004 Posts: 6,145	Quote: Originally Posted by ejak Of course it can, but I just found out from this thread that I'm posh or trying to be I've always known I am common so it came as no shock in this thread Although finding out I was an idiot was a bit harsh

31-05-2011, 20:08	#24
The Alpha Gamer Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,075	Quote: Originally Posted by ejak do any of you scon peeps call a stone a ston I lol'ed!

31-05-2011, 20:58	#25
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Quote: Originally Posted by degsyhufc I pronouce Tonne as Tun. Where does that leave us? Quote: Originally Posted by badcompany3004 How do you say One? Or how about Gone? Or there is Shone? I would love to here you skoʊn people pronouncing these words it would be like your talking with a bag of wine gums in your mouth It can work either way Those are better than my example