I have been having this argument with my Mrs for years, She says that Scone is pronounced "Scon", But I say its SconE, with the E as in Cone or Phone, Anybody???? :confused: :D

Scone right over my head that.

Scone right over my head that.

Oh, hang on...I think one of my ribs cracked while I was laughing. ;) :D :rofl:

Oh, hang on...I think one of my ribs cracked while I was laughing. ;) :D :rofl:

 

I'll get you a needle and thread to stitch your sides back up then shall I :rofl:

I'll get you a needle and thread to stitch your sides back up then shall I :rofl:

Yeah Cheers, Woops, better not go off topic, or I will have to move this thread. :D :rofl:

Scon!!

altho i think scone is probably the correct one, i say scon :P

My missus says breakfast as in brakefast and I say it's brekfest.

 

Anyone??.

 

Oh and it's sconn by the way.

I say its SconE, with the E as in Cone or Phone, Anybody???? :confused: :D

 

Not Scon as in Gone? :D :confused:

 

Depends how posh you are I think ;)

I shall ask all the old Gentlemen on my next visit to the Bedroom :rofl:

I have been having this argument with my Mrs for years, She says that Scone is pronounced "Scon", But I say its SconE, with the E as in Cone or Phone, Anybody???? :confused: :D

 

Call them something else that you both agree on and then see how long it takes you to get them in the shop without saying sconnnnnnnnn :rofl:

if they ever use the scon argument you call always retort with you call a fork a fork so why is pork pronounced purk

My missus says breakfast as in brakefast and I say it's brekfest.

 

Anyone??.

 

Oh and it's sconn by the way.

 

think your missus may be nearer right, stems from to break ones fast hence brakefast.

defo scon though !

Deffo SconE

breakfast, thats a whole new thread LOL

 

Depends how posh you are I think ;)

I shall ask all the old ladies on my next visit to the Bedroom :rofl:

 

:shock:

 

Oh it's Scon as in Gone :D

originally posted by ChrisC

Depends how posh you are I think ;)

I shall ask all the old ladies on my next visit to the Bedroom :rofl

 

i'll never look at another cream scone in the same light again :D

scone as in cone.

I cant afford any :cry: :cry: :cry: so I will never know.

think your missus may be nearer right, stems from to break ones fast hence brakefast.

defo scon though !

Quite right to it is to do with braking the fast from the last evening meal.

 

As for the Scone/Scon debate I've no idea and have used both

Simple

 

Scone as is

 

Bone

Cone

Home

Hone

Lone

Phone

Tone

Zone

 

You'd sound like a right tw@t if you pronounced them like as in scon ;)

 

Now Im getting peckish thinking about it......Tw@ts :D

Scone, to rhyme with cone, because it's got a "magic e". Anybody else remember Wordy?

Scone, to rhyme with cone, because it's got a "magic e". Anybody else remember Wordy?

 

I've heard of space cakes but never by putting E's in them :rofl:

sconE remember stephen fry explaining why but cant remember where it was

Its scone as in the Stone on which they were originally baked. They are originally Stone Cakes which was shortened to scone.

M8...my ex-mother-in-laws cakes were actually made from stone...honest :p

 

stone cakes = scones :D = cakes made from stone, im not joking they were tuff as hell, incinerated at 1000 c for 10 hrs, spitefully served up with a nice bile flavoured fondant icing ;)

cream tea , as in scon and jam and clotted cream

Its scone as in the Stone on which they were originally baked. They are originally Stone Cakes which was shortened to scone.

 

Tis indeed the correct pronounciation!

 

"Scon" is more likely a regional dialect (probably from the north ;) ) that has become entwined in every day language.

 

As for the breakfast one - yes the word does mean to break one's fast (ie first meal after fasting) but in English is has come to be pronounced "brekfast" over the years as it just rolls (not scones) easier off the tongue :p

 

Richard :D

I have been having this argument with my Mrs for years, She says that Scone is pronounced "Scon", But I say its SconE, with the E as in Cone or Phone, Anybody???? :confused: :D

 

 

It depends whether you are talking about the place or the bun