General Chat

This could cause a family rift.
Younger daughter is distraught.
Her husband has taught their daughter to pronounce 'Scone' the 'wrong' way. :-|

How do you pronounce it - 'scon' or 'scoan'?

"scon" here in Teesside, but in Yorkshire my daughter-in-law calls it a "scoan". I just think that sounds posh, lol.

Kath. x

That one has always puzzled me. I grew up in Middlesbrough where we pronounced it "scon", emigrated to Canada where it was pronounced "scoan".. Thought it was just the Canadians who didn't know how to pronounce it until I met people from other parts of England who insisted that it was pronounced "scoan".. Who is right?

Well, a survey showed that, in Britain 51% pronounce it 'Scon', 42% 'Scoan'!
If it's good enough for Brexit - it's good enough for 'Scon' (though I prefer a soft Scone)

I grew up all over the place, and we pronounced it 'Scon'.

After all, when you've eaten your scone - it's gone. :-D


The family saying, to those who pronounced it 'Scoan' was 'Tea and scoans around the piaaarno, vicar'

Americans pronounce it 'biscuit' but what do they know?

Scoan, and I'm originally from Lancashire :-P

I thought it was pronounced Scoon.

A scone by any other name tastes the same. :-D

I have heard it pronounced scone, scoan and scoon but whichever pronunciation is used, I know what is meant and I think that is the best way to think of it (warmed with lashings of butter if it's cheese). I'll let you Devon and Cornish folk debate the jam and cream version. :-D :-D :-D

Scon - born & grew up in N Kent. Parents raised in London.

Scone :-D but when eaten its Scon :-D

Scoan

Born and raised in SE London . Live in Kent

Mum was born Hackney and her mums family came from Essex

Scoan - West Midlands :-D

Scoan - childhood in SE London and Kent area. Now in East Anglia.

But, if one is pronounced wun, shouldn't scone be pronounced scun?

My mother calls them "scones" as do all my rellies in the e Midlands and Yorks.
when taking my mum out for "tea" with scones etc Oh and self just look on in misery wondering why we are not in the pub.

I like crumpet though.

Scon from my neck of the woods, and you all know where that is! ;-) :-D

But however they should be pronounced ... I love them :-D

It's Scon down my end.........with a humongous dollop of clotted cream and a humongous dollop of strawberry jam.

*Dribbles*

SCON with jam first and loads od clotted cream on top :-D

We (him from Devon and me from Hampshire) say scon

Daughter's husband is from Sussex.

Elder daughter has suggested feeding the toddler a scone every day, and using the 'proper' pronunciation!! :-D :-D

scoan ................. I'm from Lancashire

and with butter and jam on ............... unless you are actually in either Devon or Cornwall, in which case, do as the locals do :-D