Scone Pronunciation Resource

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Scone. Is the pronunciation a regional thing? I have family from the Bedford area and Yorkshire, and we all say Scone with a short "o" like in "hot". I notice that some people say it like "bone". I was wondering whether this is a difference in different parts of the UK - how do you say it, and what area is your family from? Yes, they are delicious - I like raison ones - and how about cheese ones?! Yum. No, it doesn't really matter to me, I just wondered about the origin. However, it is funny that most people seem to hate to hear the pronunciation that they don't use!

Your Ma replied: "i hate it when people say scone as in "on" i dont know why, it just annoys me cos ive always heard it as scone as in bone! :) xxxxxxxxx"

Katt replied: "I say Scone like Bone and I live in Mossley near Manchest-OH! But we dont speak like dis yeah? We speak proper. How you say it will probably start from your parents"

njn001 replied: "Yep it's regional, like the word Bath, some people will pronounce it with the 'a' sound as in Apple, others say it as if there is a R in the word (Barth)."

Acai replied: "I say it like in 'bone', and I'm from London."

Montgomery B replied: "The word `scone` should be pronounced as `scone` as it is spelled. Some people do pronounce it as `scon` but that is only because they learned if from their parents who pronounced it that way. Does it matter?"

bouncer bobtail replied: "No, its an ignorance thing. It is pronounced as in gone. I had the misfortune of living in an area of Essex where many people pronounced virtually every "a" as "ar" because they thought it made them sound posh. Scone suffers from the same problem. There a lot more stuck up people in the S.E. so to that extent it is regional."

Harry H replied: "I'm not even sure it's a regional thing. I find both pronunciations in the same town from people who were born in that town. I suspect that those who would have been brought up to pronounce it will a short o have been influenced by TV where it's almost invariably pronounced with a long one. The Oxford Dictionary seems to allow both."

hoptoad replied: "I learned it in Australia as rhyming with "gone." In the US, it's always pronounced to rhyme with "bone," so that's how I say it now. When in Rome,..."

bellendme replied: "its the fastest cake in the west"

Jim replied: "regional [scoin] only kidding i do know i like fruit scones"

amya replied: "Just to further confuse things,there's a town in Scotland called Scone,and it's pronounced Scoon."

What is the correct pronunciation for the word SCONE? Is it with an "O" sounds like "donut" or is it with an "O" sound like "gone" I still don't know so I will put to a vote. thanks

♥SassyBlonde♥ replied: "O, like donut."

phlatulent_phrog replied: "I've heard both with equal frequency, the difference is probably due to regional or generational variations."

John-John replied: "R U an American or British ? Ciao...........John-John."

kikime replied: "skOne the o is meant to be pronounced:)"

tia lion replied: "donut definetly..what about crumpets now jolly old chum...GOD..make fun of us britians"

Preston'smama replied: "donut"

aoisora05 replied: "say it like this: 'SKOHN', that is, 'O' like 'doughnut'."

pattie m replied: "it's italian it actually sounds like skone the o asin hole"

dec replied: "I dont care wot u all say im from st helens in england and its a scone as in scon none of this scown. only snobs and americans say it like that"

Lars Hundevad M replied: "Both ways are OK - according to MY dictionary."

Becky replied: "I'm from the Midlands but live in the US. I say sk-own. My hubby says sk-on. But seeing as I'm English I win :)"

pat z replied: "I've heard it both ways from British friends! I think this falls into the "you say toe-may-toe, I say toe-mah-toe" category!"

What is the pronunciation of 'SCONE'? [sc]-[own] OR [sc]-[on]? After much dispute, my school comrades cannot come up with a popular belief. Y!Y!Y! Denote your pronunciations as [sc]-[own] OR [sc]-[on] F.Y.I. I'm all for one of them, but to not make for a leading question I shall reveal it at a later date.

ha replied: "sc- own long e. rhymes with bone."

Spaz, Saddest Henchman replied: ""Sc-own", hands down."

Charles & Willa replied: "SC+own rhymes with stone"

WRChampion replied: "The first oNe you said, /'scown/"

Cheryl A replied: "Long O (owe) silent E. Scone Bone Cone Phone"

shazz66610 replied: "This is one of the longest debated subjects. The pronunciation is regional or nationality based. Therefore there are no wrong and right answers. Scone that rhymes with bone = normally South England dialect Scone that rhymes with gone= normally Northern England. It is you say TOMATE- O ( US) and I say TOMART-O (U.K) There is no right or wrong it is purely based on your dialect and accent. Other ones are: DANCE, CHANCE, STANCE, LANCE, GRANTS, AUNTS pronounced with long vowel sound and so they don't rhyme with ants or does DANCE, CHANCE, STANCE, LANCE, GRANTS, AUNTS rhyme with ants , because you use the short vowels. No wrong or right, so it will debated until we are all dead and gone. As it was before we were all born."

RAY G replied: "Strongly agreed with Shazz66610: this is regional. The Scottish placename "Scone", however, has a third pronunciation, "scoon"."

Tarah F replied: "Danielle, I'm for [Sc]-[own] you know, the whole scone - stone theory. Report to me at lunch when this is resolved Does it really matter? As long as I can eat it it's all good =D"

One for the sticklers, do you feel strongly about pronunciation? Do you pronounce scone to rhyme with con or with cone? Do you pronounce the r in February? Are there any other pronunciations or mispronunciations that really annoy you? Do you think you are right or are different pronunciations valid? I am interested to know.

livinfortheweekend2 replied: "I once corrected somebody on their incorrect pronunciation. She replied by saying if I was that intelligent, I would know thats its 'pronounciation'! What an idiot."

Mr Robinson's Missus! replied: "scone-con February without the r! just because of where i live doesn't bother me though"

Bex replied: "I have a New Zelander working with me and he calls data daaata .. and a router a ra-w-ter.. that annoys me.. stupid americanisms"

bilious bill replied: "I don't care how people pronounce words as long as I can understand what they're saying. It really tries my patience when somebody talks to me and their speech is very poor."

katyalovesarsenal replied: "I say scone with a 'cone'. I don't pronounce the r is february. I find it weird when people say 'heigth' instead of height but it's an alternate pronunciation. No, I don't think my pronunciation is necessarily right. If you are an English native speaker, then how you pronounce English words is correct."

CoolGyal replied: "Yes, I've been brought up to speak properly. I do not pronounce scone to rhyme with cone, I say scon to rhyme with John. That's the proper way to say it. I do pronounce the 'r' in February. I really get annoyed with 'whatever'. Some people pronounce it 'woevaa' and it really annoys me. Its not as if it is hard to pronounce. I think there are right and wrong pronunciations but I do realise that some people may pronounce words differently due to their accent or if English is not their first language. What really annoys me is when people who have English as their native language pronounce words incorrectly. :)"

Aoqua replied: "I was brought up to say 'scon' and I bet the Queen was, too, but the word comes from the Dutch schoonbrood, meaning fine bread and schoon is pronounced to rhyme with cone."

Gemma C replied: "i think pronunciation is so important - especially in today's world. I am a teacher in a fairly deprived area and it is so annoying to hear people not pronounce their words properly. My biggest bug is that because that's how the children are shown how to speak, that's how they write. It is making my job so much harder. e.g That's how they speak, isn't it? get's turned into vat's ow ley speak innit? Discusting."

leopardshaz replied: "Yes I always round my words properly....must be something to do with private education and a word I hate is" innit" used instead of isn't it!"

dogwood replied: "What bugs me is when people pronounce the 'r's as 'ah' like car becomes cah. and party becomes pahty. or when people call hamburger 'hamburg'. and for me scone rhymes with cone. February is Feb-roo-ary. I think I am right because I have taken accent tests to see what accent I have... and I was told I have virtually no accent and the few words I pronounce funny are in a tri-state accent (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) the test consisted of things like your scone question above and was roughly 30 questions... taken when I was in high school."

Superhans replied: "I say scon because that it how we speak where i live. I also say FebRuary. My friend says neckAlace for necklace and picInic, it's just funny though and we take the mick out of her for it."

Adze replied: "Pacifically in stead of Specifically,even the TV news readers get it wrong,grrrrrrrrrrr"

Amy21 replied: "I'm British & it REALLY annoys when people pronounce the 'c' in schedule as a K. It's research, not RE-search. Controversy is another one so often mispronounced; it's not CON-troversy!! The English language does not emphasise the first syllables on most words...this is an American trait so many people seem to picking up nowadays. P.S. Scone=con. Terribly middle class to say s'cone' ;-) P.P.S. The misuse of the apostrophe is another thing that really grates! P.P.P.S. Reading back through my answer, I sound like a complete freak...I'll try & do something crazy & drop a 't' or something later to redress the balance.."

trb331 replied: "Sloppy pronunciation is bad, but a lot of pronunciation differences come from accents, which are regional features of a language. I get really annoyed when people say they have no accent. Everyone has an accent. Received pronunciation is an accent."

wunceinawhile replied: "Yes - at least most of the time! I love things like 'pronunciation' which seems to be different from it's root, but of course, sometimes, people can be just TOO good at it - in London, on the ITV local news at 6pm we have a bloke - Alistair Stewart - who, on Wednesdays just can't resist saying "Welcome to London Tonight on WedNESday...." although it usually comes out more like WedERNSday - and it really p's me off to the "nth" degree ! ! !"

pearldaisy replied: "I speak estuary English - poshed up when necessary (Ii.e. when teaching). I say scon and scone; garage and garridge and garaaaagzze; However, the dead give-away that you grew up near Thames estuary is dropping the 'g's - swimmin', runnin', shoppin', parkin', teachin', elucidatin' . The one that makes me laugh is 'skelinton' instead of 'skeleton'; also 'exetera' instead 'etcetera'. Also 'aarcs' instead of 'ask'."

go redwings replied: "It's FebRuary. I think it's funny how people pronounce comfortable "comfterble". It's like they have no clue."

frayed knot replied: "I pronounce (s)cone from it's Dutch origin. I DON'T like to hear the R in February...it sounds contrived to me, but either way is correct. If you want to know about the validity of pronunciations, get a good encyclopedic dictionary..very interesting if you're a word lover and it sounds like you are. Many words have 2 or more correct pronunciations. The most common will be listed first, then the others in descending order. It also tell the origin of the word, so cool, like a family tree. I don't like poor grammar, but I enjoy dialects, they add another dimension. Language is so intriguing...and it gives us a 'quick read' on each other. It doesn't take long to get a general idea of; where they're from, their sense of humor or lack of, their level of education/comprehension, etc. Then we know how to relate, we may not want to ask for any technical advice, but they may have some wonderful stories of situations different then our own. Variety! I love it."

methroach replied: "I say "scone" with a short 'o' sound, but that may be because I heard it first in the Lumberjack Song by Monty Python. Otherwise, I might pronounce it with a long 'o', like many of my fellow Canadians. I pronounce the 'r' in "February" but sometimes can't get my tongue around it. Pronunciation can be a tricky thing, for two reasons: 1) Regional dialects. A lot of the time, people complain about mispronounced words, but a lot of the time it's because of regional differences, e.g., 'scone' might be an example of this; and 2) Differently-pronounced words become conventional over time. When I was in elementary school, I was taught to not pronounce the 't' in "often", but the vast majority of people I know pronounce the 't'. The way I was taught is traditional, but I don't get in a tiff when people say it the conventional way. Oh! But I must add that I can't stand the mispronunciation of "jewelry/jewellery" as 'joo-luh-ree'. Hate it. It's flat-out WRONG. It's not regional, because *everyone* says it!"

oopsydaisy replied: "Depends on the accent. I think that america should keep the word colour as colour. Instead, they have changed it to color!? Dont they know where they got the english language from?"

James D replied: "I was taught that Scone is a word of Devonian/Cornish origin & is correctly pronounced Scon (like con). Having read the answers here, I stand corrected. I'm still going to say scon though. People who don't make the effort to pronounce foreign words really irritate me, I find it disrespectful. But I'm a South-East Londoner, so I drop my T's & H's a lot & generally pronounce February as Febry & Library as Libry!! I think that regional accent has to be taken into account. It annoys me when people say misCHEIVIous, when the word is pronounced MIScheivous (& has no 2nd I). Oh, & nucular instead of nuclear gets me in a rage (George W Bush!) And recently, I've noticed a lot of people who think that the plural of breakfast is breakfastses - how annoying is that?!"

SolarFlare replied: "Either way it doesn't bother me at all."

rosie recipe replied: "scon when it is eaten with jam and cream Scoon when it is a town in Perthshire. Yes, i pronounce both Rs in February (but pronounce the UA combination in February like "an upside down E") This is a neutral vowel , like you get at the end of wetter, sitter. It's misplaced emphasis that irritates me. For example the word is pA-riah, not par-I-ah The mixed singular and plurals irritate too. I hope Bex's friend says "data are" and not "data is""

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