Scones, how do you pronounce it?

[GrinningManiac]

This is a largely British/Irish conversation, as I understand Americans call "Scones" Biscuits, which is what we call your "cookies", and etcetera...

But I've found this is a topic that can get a roomfull of people I've never met before alight with debate.

How do YOU pronounce "Scone"? Is it the posh-sounding "Scowne" or is it "Scon", as North and Scotland would have it.

 

[Legion]

I would say "Sconn" sounds more Posh than "Scown" to be honest.

I pronounce it the later, although very rarely considering I don't like them.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Weird people call them Scones (rhyming with Stones). Normal people call them Scones (rhyming with Gone).

Because then you get this joke.

Spoiler: What's the fastest food in the world?

Scone!

Terrible, I know.

 

[Ridonculous_Ninja]

Sc-owns

Ya, I pronounce them like they're spelled.

You wierd people you...

This is a largely British/Irish conversation, as I understand Americans call "Scones" Biscuits, which is what we call your "cookies", and etcetera...

But I've found this is a topic that can get a roomfull of people I've never met before alight with debate.

How do YOU pronounce "Scone"? Is it the posh-sounding "Scowne" or is it "Scon", as North and Scotland would have it.

Biscuit and is not something I commonly hear, although I am in Canada...

My family and everyone I know call them Scones.

Except for one wierdo who says Sconnes...

 

[MalevolentJim]

Who calles them "Sconns"?! O_O
That shizz is fucked up...

And this is probably the most original thread i've seen all week. >.>

 

[Fingerprint]

I'm fairly well spoken and I always say scon. Thinking about it, I've never met anyone who calls them sc-owns, not without joking or trying to sound posh, anyway. To me rhyming it with stone sounds pretentious.

 

[RnAoDm]

I say scone like stone. Should have made a poll.

 

[sky14kemea]

Weird people call them Scones (rhyming with Stones). Normal people call them Scones (rhyming with Gone).

Because then you get this joke.

Spoiler: What's the fastest food in the world?

Scone!

Terrible, I know.

damn, i wish i said 'sconn' now

i say 'scowne', all my family does

 

[Crimsane]

"Blargh." Actually, that depends on what's on it/in it, really.

 

[XJ-0461]

I pronounce "scone" in the same way you say "stone". Because you wouldn't say "stonn" would you?

 

[Shoqiyqa]

Some people pronounce it "s-cone", and call a book a "booook" and a room a "rum".

I call them skonz.

The Scottish town is allegedly called skuwn.

 

[Kajt]

"Scouns"

I don't think I've ever used that word.

 

[Booze Zombie]

I pronounce it like it's spelt.

 

[Lucia di Lammermore]

I pronounce it scown, but I am an American and probably pronouncing it wrong.

 

[MasterStratus]

Weird people call them Scones (rhyming with Stones). Normal people call them Scones (rhyming with Gone).

Because then you get this joke.

Spoiler: What's the fastest food in the world?

Scone!

Terrible, I know.

I suppose I'm weird then.
Wait, I already knew that.
You're no help, Mike.

 

[Samoftherocks]

I call them British Tea Muffins...but seriously, when baseball gets to England, I'm moving over there to open up a shop in the new stadium called "Going, Going, Scone!"

YEAH!!!!

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

This is a largely British/Irish conversation, as I understand Americans call "Scones" Biscuits, which is what we call your "cookies", and etcetera...

mmmmm, cookie (out of curiosity what do Brits call this?)

I pronounce it "skown" ("own" with a "sk-"), but in this part of America a scone is a sort of airy (American) cookie, usually triangular in shape and about the size of a hand.

 

[fix-the-spade]

mmmmm, cookie (out of curiosity what do Brits call this?)

We would call that a Cookie, but it would be a type of biscuit called a Cookie, rather than just a Cookie, other biscuits eould be referred to by their proper names and not called Cookies (confused? You will be...).

It's Scon, as in have it, eat it, scon.