Scone or Scone?

[witch]

Valid argument....... so you must say luke at that book (luke as in look)

 

Surely that all depends on how you pronounce those words?

I use the southern short sound which makes them sound the same - but my friends from up north use the 'ooo' sound for both so it still sounds the same

Does anyone pronounce one, one way and one the other?

[Hightower]

Surely that all depends on how you pronounce those words?

I use the southern short sound which makes them sound the same - but my friends from up north use the 'ooo' sound for both so it still sounds the same

Does anyone pronounce one, one way and one the other?

 

So where are your rules now?

 

I pronounce look as luck, and book as boooook (as in luke), and cook as cooook (as in luke)

[torytechie]

The laws of the English Language, such as they are, require that if two vowels are separated by a consonant, then the first one is sounded as in its name and not its sound.

Which makes S-CONE, not S-CON

Coincidently, that is how we say it in the home counties where I am from.

 

Indeed, but did we not get taught at infants school about the "magic e"?

 

The e at the end of a word, elongates the vowel.

 

Thus making it a scone...

[torytechie]

Occasionally S-con here....

 

 

 

 

...but usually "Om Nyom Nyom - mooooooore!"

 

But it would never last long enough to talk about what its called.

[localzuk]

Indeed, but did we not get taught at infants school about the "magic e"?

 

The e at the end of a word, elongates the vowel.

 

Thus making it a scone...

 

Except... there are exceptions to every rule!

[bossman]

What about the word tomato! who pronounces it "tomaato!" and who pronounces it "tomaito!!"

[webman]

I pronounce it tomartoe.

[torytechie]

What about the word tomato! who pronounces it "tomaato!" and who pronounces it "tomaito!!"

 

That would be our american cousins who seem to forget that we speak English because we're from England

[bossman]

What about the word potato! do some people pronounce it "potaato!!" or "potaito!!" or like Jedward pronounce it "potaiiiiito!!" hehe!

 

I like this game of guess the pronunciation!

[bossman]

What about the word "Butter" up here in t'North we pronounce it "Buutter!" my friends down south pronounce it "Batter!"

 

You'll never find a better bitter butter on yer knife hehe!!

 

Wicked

[LiamH]

But-eh here ... I think... its hard typing pronunciations phonetically lol

[localzuk]

Its Tomaito! But then, that may be my Canadian roots coming through!

[Gatt]

The laws of the English Language, such as they are, require that if two vowels are separated by a consonant, then the first one is sounded as in its name and not its sound.

Which makes S-CONE, not S-CON

Coincidently, that is how we say it in the home counties where I am from.

 

and gone and shone?

 

And: Shove, Office, Melon, Cover, Adept... and probably loads more too..

 

A bit like the old "I before E except after C.. or Neighbour, weird, weir, science, height, society, seize.....

Edited November 26, 2010 by Gatt