Scones, how do you pronounce it?

[Janus Vesta]

Scown.

The E is there for a reason, it isn't a decoration.

 

[IntoxicatedKnight]

Skonz = Winz

 

[Halokon]

Scown.

The E is there for a reason, it isn't a decoration.

There's plenty of decorative letters in the English language, silent letters for example. And as far as the magic e rule, it has exceptions.

 

[Kinguendo]

I pronounce it scones, helpful huh? XD

 

[Harlemura]

I've always pronounced it like "own" with a "sc".
That's just what my family says, so it kinda seeped into my vocabulary too.

 

[Jaythulhu]

That's a biscuit in Australia. We do speak the queen's english down here (well, allegedly). Scone I've found, tends to be pronounced one way of the other depending on what state you're in. Queenslanders, I've found, on the whole say "Scon", but Victorians are more likely to say "Scown".

As far as I know, "Scown" is the original pronunciation, butbetween regional accents, pace of speech etc, it's going to vary. I once heard someone in a coffee shop say "Scoon" a few years ago, but haven't heard that one since.

 

[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 retarded.

Fix'd.

Ah, so that's where I was going wrong. Thanks. XD

 

[The Shade]

Sadly, I say Scones (rhymes with stones)

but I know I should say Scones (rhymes with, uh, lawns?)

It's just my North American upbringing.

 

[I am Justice]

Sc-owns, as it's supposed to be said.

"scons" sounds like some sort of odd regional variation.

 

[I am Justice]

Scown.

The E is there for a reason, it isn't a decoration.

Exactly. Since when was it pronounced otherwise?