But how do you pronounce 'scone'?
Those who rhyme the word with gone predominantly live in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England, whereas those who pronounce it like cone are found in Southern Ireland, London and the Midlands. The rest of the country is a mixture of both.
Gone or cone?
Gone or cone?
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MajGenl.Meade
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Re: Gone or cone?
So all these years, we southerners have been mispronouncing that ancient relic that should be named "The Ston of Scon"?
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Gone or cone?
SCone.
My Midlands roots are showing.
My Midlands roots are showing.
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Re: Gone or cone?
Cone
Mothers people hail from Gloucestershire and somewhere in Ireland?
Mothers people hail from Gloucestershire and somewhere in Ireland?
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datsunaholic
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Re: Gone or cone?
What? It doesn't rhyme with moon?
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