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How do you pronounce "scone"? (self.ukcasual)

submitted 2 years ago by Higlerfay to c/ukcasual

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I need your help to settle this perpetual disagreement in my home. I'm team 'skon' whereas my husband is team 'skone.'

Some context, we are not native to the UK so I will humbly accept consensus.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Technically neither is "correct" (as if a pronunciation by native speakers could be in any way wrong) as it's originally a Scots word, and in Scots it's pronounced [skɔn] so that it rhymes with "lawn"