Which is the correct pronunciation of scone?

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"I asked the maid in dulcet tone,
To order me a buttered scone,
The silly girl has been and gone,
And order me a buttered scone."

Scone can be pronounced to rhyme with bone or gone. There's some regional variation in the UK but it's not clear cut. So how do you pronounce it?

Which is the correct pronunciation of scone?

andreasderjuengere · Accepted Answer

It could be interesting to here also investigate the sound-wise variety of: ''1''

What is ''correct'' pronunciation? --->

the one that makes others understand what we talk about, heh heh.

AND:

I had the opportunity once to speak with non-pink people from the central Western African areas.

You. Won't. Believe. What. They. Think. Is. English. Language. :D

Conclusion: let's just speak - and hope for the best outcome.

wynning · Accepted Answer

It's neither for me. More like "scouhn" but that's thick now

James The Foodie · Accepted Answer

The pronunciation of "scone" is quite the culinary debate, isn't it? Depending on where you are, it could rhyme with "gone" or "bone." In the UK, the "gone" pronunciation is common in northern regions, while "bone" is often heard in the south. Personally, I find both pronunciations charming, and my adventures in bakeries across the UK have taught me that the taste of a freshly baked scone is what truly matters. Whether rhyming with "gone" or "bone," when it's warm and buttery, served with clotted cream, it's a delightful experience every time. 🥐✨

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Pudsmucker · Answer

Through my youth it's always been a scone. You can have jelly-filled scones or cream-filled scones and here in the United States I like cheese scones. Yum you guys are making me hungry for a good scone. On my end up trying them out again tomorrow.

DJB72 · Answer

Grew up in Lincolnshire with family on Ilkley Moor so the hard o as in gone. My dad's family was in Dorset, where they speak dialect, not just English...

American_dawg · Answer

This question doesn't pertain to American culture, because what the picture shows is actually a biscuit. You should write out the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" and focus on how to pronounce those words.

Jersey2 · Answer

Bone. I am of Irish decent but that is how we have said it here. And the Scots can barely speak English so don’t ask them.

OfDeath · Answer

I pronounce it more like con rather than gone. Like con with an s in front of it. However I pronounce the town more like cone with an s in front of it.

Caughtulookin · Answer

I was unaware of its popularity but bone is the only way i have ever heard it spoken. I thought it was an American fair and amusement park creation.

RavVid · Answer

We know the two pronunciations but the bone version is rarely used.

SotiCoto · Answer

Gone... because I don't want to sound like some inbred upper-class twat.

fivebyfour · Answer

Scone for singular as in gone, Scones plural as in bone,,,

Staximus · Answer

Who the fuck even says "scon"? What the bloody hell

fish5505_87 · Answer

I'm Irish in descent, my grandmother from Ireland originally said Scone (bone)?

OneViewpoint · Answer

The proper pronunciation is S-cone.

EmmaMary · Answer

@purplepoppy  Scone (bone) naturally.

NicholasRedone · Answer

You've lost simple brain me @purplepoppy 🧠👀

AviatorTom · Answer

Bone, tone, phone, scone.

WhitneySnow · Answer

I say scone, but I’m American.

MrChinaski · Answer

Wound, wound...

douride2 · Answer

I say scone like in gone.

Iron_Man · Answer

sweet biscuits or sweet rolls

Panthero80 · Answer

I've always heard it as riding with bone.

molonski2 · Answer

Gone

katiesmuff · Answer

It rhymes with Bone

Samantha_17 · Answer

Skun.

captain_voidwalker · Answer

Its buscuit

TheAutarch · Answer

Sk-own

Anonymous · Answer

Skones

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