It's scone not 'scon' alright!

starwarsnosebleed

Scon

starwarsnosebleed

There you go. Its unanimous.

EricTheWeary

MagicPigDetective said:

Scon. But I’d prefer a Welsh Cake with my tea. 

Scon but probably this, the Welsh cake is a much overlooked treat. 

equalsql

starwarsnosebleed said:

There you go. Its unanimous.

You're as bad as my daughter! 

starwarsnosebleed

My Grandparents were both Cornish, and it was definitely scon.
...But then they also called me ‘my cock’, much to my dismay.

CabbageCat

I am another Southerner and I would like to point out to non-Southerners that not all Southerners are unable to countenance a word having two (or more) correct pronunciations.

starwarsnosebleed

CabbageCat said:

I am another Southerner and I would like to point out to non-Southerners that not all Southerners are unable to countenance a word having two (or more) correct pronunciations.

Pronunciations and spelling mean nothing. This is Cornwall were talking about.
Cor bugger, me old cock!

thecolourbox

starwarsnosebleed said:

CabbageCat said:

I am another Southerner and I would like to point out to non-Southerners that not all Southerners are unable to countenance a word having two (or more) correct pronunciations.

Pronunciations and spelling mean nothing. This is Cornwall were talking about.
Cor bugger, me old cock!

You what?

starwarsnosebleed

Dreckly, my hansome.

jonnyburgo

Scon. 

prowla

chillidoggy said:

It's definitely a scone, if it was a scon, it wouldn't have an 'e' on the end of it.

Scone is pronounced like "gone", which is what they pretty soon are after they've got a bit of jam & cream on!

wolsnah

Tone, which we all know about, with an S on the front, doesn't make "ston". It's a very similar word to (s)cone in phonetics so scone very much for me, none of that scon oddity

And I'm a devonshire cream tea, cream before jam, not cornish which is jam before cream. Mind you, the missus prefers cornish style

Funkfingers

Here today. *Scon* tomorrow!

Dominic

Send for the opinion of that affected wanker ....the "etiquette expert " William Hanson who makes a regular wally of himself writing for Daily Mail .
I bet he says SCON
I actually do think its a class and education thing .........Scon is probably the Public School version
Belvoir or Beevor
Cholmondeley or Chumly
Auction or Oction
etc etc etc etc

bingefeller

No one here says “scone”, everyone says “scon”.  I don’t think I have ever heard a Northern Irish person say “scone”, unless they are affecting it, or mega posh, and I don’t know any posh people.  

west

It's gunfight at the ok tea rooms all over again ....   http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2uv92d

Philly_Q

Dominic said:

I actually do think its a class and education thing .........Scon is probably the Public School version

I've heard posh people say "scoan", but I'm not suggesting they all do.

This is one issue which seems to divide all sectors of British society pretty equally.

Phil_aka_Pip

Dominic said:

Send for the opinion of that affected wanker ....the "etiquette expert " William Hanson who makes a regular wally of himself writing for Daily Mail .
I bet he says SCON
I actually do think its a class and education thing .........Scon is probably the Public School version
Belvoir or Beevor
Cholmondeley or Chumly
Auction or Oction
etc etc etc etc

Would you be the chap that doesn't know whether he lives in Wymondham or Windum? Happisburgh or Hazeburr?

Teetonetal

Topics like this are how I explain to people what it's like to be British.

munckee

I'm a southerner and its scon, only person I've ever heard call it scone (as in stone) is my aunt from yorkshire.

However its irrelevant as its a sh1t dry cake, and jam and cream are for ladies : )