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[Blue Maniac]

But will it be a scone (as in gone) or a scone (as in stone)?

The former. The latter is only said by common folk who think it sounds posh. It's wrong.

 

[Matt_B]

The former. The latter is only said by common folk who think it sounds posh. It's wrong.

Not at all. The English 'magic e' split diagraph states it should be pronounced the same as stone. Gone is an anomaly, so technical saying scone the same way is only done by people who don't understand English. I expected better from you.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Not at all. The English 'magic e' split diagraph states it should be pronounced the same as stone. Gone is an anomaly, so technical saying scone the same way is only done by people who don't understand English. I expected better from you.

'Scone' is also anomalous. As is 'done', which appears in your sentence. Or do you think that rhymes with 'stone' as well? :icon_wink

 

[H T B]

Not at all. The English 'magic e' split diagraph states it should be pronounced the same as stone. Gone is an anomaly, so technical saying scone the same way is only done by people who don't understand English. I expected better from you.

You don't half come out with some drivel!

 

[bocadillo]

Not at all. The English 'magic e' split diagraph states it should be pronounced the same as stone. Gone is an anomaly, so technical saying scone the same way is only done by people who don't understand English. I expected better from you.

There is clearly a divergence of opinion here. You can cast your vote on the matter at http://twtpoll.com/ff3vyg

 

[Matt_B]

'Scone' is also anomalous. As is 'done', which appears in your sentence. Or do you think that rhymes with 'stone' as well? :icon_wink

Done is indeed, scone isn't and you won't convince me otherwise!

I would guess that words that are anomalous originated or received their modern spelling before the Great Vowel Shift of the Middle Ages and so were set then. The word scone apparently originated in ~1513 so would be a close call.

There seems to be no definite convention, but it appears 66% of the English (and all of the Scots) are idiots.

 

[Matt_B]

You don't half come out with some drivel!

I've just had a year of phonics teaching hammered into me, I'm sick to bloody death of it, but it does occasionally allow me to sound like I know what I'm talking about!

 

[bocadillo]

I've just had a year of phonics teaching hammered into me, I'm sick to bloody death of it, but it does occasionally allow me to sound like I know what I'm talking about!

Even when you don't.



Obviously.

 

[H T B]

I've just had a year of phonics teaching hammered into me, I'm sick to bloody death of it, but it does occasionally allow me to sound like I know what I'm talking about!

It's not the spoken word that is the problem
it's the ritten werd. Peeples spellin is gettin werse.

 

[RHYDAL]

Welsh cake anyone?

 

[Matt_B]

Even when you don't.



Obviously.

So are you a scone man then?

 

[bocadillo]

So are you a scone man then?

You guessed it!


The more important question though is 'jam-on-top-of cream?' or 'cream-on-top-of-jam?'.

 

[Cate Fox]

You guessed it!


The more important question though is 'jam-on-top-of cream?' or 'cream-on-top-of-jam?'.

Cream on top of jam for me, doesnt seem to slide off so much :icon_lol:

 

[Matt_B]

You guessed it!


The more important question though is 'jam-on-top-of cream?' or 'cream-on-top-of-jam?'.

I cream the bottom half and jam the top, so I guess jam on top of cream

 

[bocadillo]

Cream on top of jam for me, doesnt seem to slide off so much :icon_lol:

As they do in Cornwall

I cream the bottom half and jam the top, so I guess jam on top of cream

And an equaliser for Devonshire!

 

[Blue Maniac]

Cream on top of jam for me, doesnt seem to slide off so much :icon_lol:

I'm convinced I can make this dirty somehow.

 

[bocadillo]

I'm convinced I can make this dirty somehow.

You made riding up and down an escalator in Stockholm dirty, so you'll have no problem with this one.

 

[Cate Fox]

I'm convinced I can make this dirty somehow.

Perv.




:icon_lol:

 

[Matt_B]

You made riding up and down an escalator in Stockholm dirty, so you'll have no problem with this one.

I really want to know how.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Perv.




:icon_lol:

What was your first clue? :icon_lol: