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How to pronounce scone is another divisive topic in itself. Does it rhyme with gone or cone? Linguists at Cambridge University have published a map of the reg
by mjul 4y ago
How to pronounce scone is another divisive topic in itself.
Does it rhyme with gone or cone?
Linguists at Cambridge University have published a map of the regional variations:
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-app-maps-decline-in-regional-diversity-of-english-dialects https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-app-maps-decli...
- Lio 4y agoI've always pronounced scone as scone myself but my wife insists on saying scone as scone. Madness.
- zeristor 4y ago“Home to Scone” to paraphrase Shakespeare’s Mark Anthony.
- bodge5000 4y agoI've never in my life heard someone say "Backend" instead of "Autumn"
- pwagland 4y agoThere's a third common sound where it rhymes with "on": 1. /skɒn/ 2. /skoʊn/ 3. /skɑːn/ But I guess that also depends on how you pronounce gone, as to whether it rhymes with 1 or 3…